Warm Bodies

Skilled programmers are essential to the success of a software project. This smell occurs when people with varying skills and productivity levels are assigned to a project merely to meet staff size objectives.

Reference

W. Brown, R. Malveau, H. McCormick, T. Mowbray, “AntiPatterns: Refactoring Software, Architectures, and Projects in Crisis”. John Wiley & Sons, 1998.