The Amount Of Time Spent By A Committee On An Agenda Item Is Inversely Proportional To The Cost Of The Item.

The Amount Of Time Spent By A Committee On An Agenda Item Is Inversely Proportional To The Cost Of The Item.

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The amount of time spent by a committee
on an agenda item is inversely proportional to the cost of the item.
-- Parkinson's Law of Committees

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