We previously did a post talking about using data to figure out how many engineers you need for you project (here). That brings us to … wait for it … have you ever wondered how many software engineers it takes to change a lightbulb? (How many software engineers does it take to glitch art a lightbulb, like we did earlier (here)? How about how many engineers does it take to change your mood with cool LED lightbulbs (here)?)
Well, folks, the answer is zero software engineers, because lightbulbs are hardware, not software, and those hardware engineering guys have a strong union (well, not really). So how many hardware engineers does it take to change a lightbulb?
This is Thomas Edison’s Menlo Park laboratory, where a great many hardware engineers were needed to improve (and that means change!) and even invent the lightbulb in the first place (it wasn’t just Edison by himself … Edison invented the idea of hiring lots of hardware engineers to “change” and improve lightbulbs for him, so he wouldn’t have to change so many lightbulbs by himself). We looked earlier at analytics for project management.
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