# Applying Gall’s law to complex software projects

Canonical source : [Applying Gall’s law to complex software projects](<https://sebastien.rigaux.be/en/tech-watch/links/applying-gall-s-law-to-complex-software-projects>)

Jennifer Pahlka revisits healthcare.gov to argue for growing from a simple working system. The piece connects large-project risks to attempting to deliver all complexity at once.

- Selected on : 2023-10-07

- Resource publication : 2023-07-05

- Entry updated : 2026-11-07T20:32:37+0000

- Format : Article

- Source language : EN

Original resource : [Applying Gall’s law to complex software projects](<https://bigthink.com/smart-skills/complex-project-galls-law/>)

Tags : [Software Architecture](<https://sebastien.rigaux.be/en/tech-watch/tags/software-architecture>) · [Project management](<https://sebastien.rigaux.be/en/tech-watch/tags/project-management>)

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