Wasn't that in the Mythical Man Month itself?

Sign a 5-year contract for one baby a month, outsource the first 8 deliverables at a loss while using the time to ramp up production staggered such that it produces a baby on a monthly basis. /s

"the surest way to guarantee a late software project is even more late, is by adding programmers"

Once you have 9 cells towards an embryo the rest of the job is embarrassingly parallel