as designed by committee, due to being overscheduled, over budget, and underperforming expectations. It was originally conceived to serve the widely varying needs of multiple branches of the military all in one simple platform. This multi-interest approach has been pinpointed as largely responsible for its bloat, along with stacking too many new and unproven features into its design. Uneven progress across areas and unexpected challenges meant that major technical fixes and redesigns could halt the program's movement, requiring planes to be remedied even as they were being delivered. Aphorisms One maxim is that a camel is a horse designed by committee; this phrase has appeared in use in the United States as early as the 1950s. See also Groupthink The blind men and the elephant Wisdom of the crowd Tiger team References External links Rod Johnson explains what is wrong with design by committee in the development of Java EE Group processes Design