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Person who contributes more trouble than benefits.
- the NNPP produces a higher number of defects in the work product, compared to other team members
- the NNPP takes overly long to remedy the defects (s)he introduced, compared to other team members
- the nominal productivity of NNPP (e.g. LOC written per time period) is at least average or better, compared to other team members
Anti-pattern | Relation |
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Brook's Law | TBD |
Lone-Wolf | NNPP person might be a Lone Wolf |
Warm Bodies | NNPP can be a source of Warm Bodies |
- CUN'10 -- see the description on C2 wiki
- http://www.pyxisinc.com/NNPP_Article.pdf -- the original article discussing the anti-pattern in detail, referenced from [CUN'10]