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The Quality Triangle

May 26, 2009

Daniel Schutzsmith asked the WebVisions audience (70% percent of whom were local attendees) if we’d ever heard of the “Quality Triangle”. He was surprised when most of the audience raised their hand. Apparently, in New York City, where he works, it’s not a well-known term. That didn’t stop him from talking about it for the next 90 minutes. It’s a worthwhile concept for you to know about, so here goes:

Imagine a triangle, with one point being CHEAP. One point is GOOD and the final point is FAST.

Your client wants their project FAST and CHEAP? Then it can’t be GOOD.

Client wants the project CHEAP and GOOD. Then it can’t be FAST.

Client wants the project GOOD and FAST. Then it isn’t going to be CHEAP.

The moral of the story is that only two of the points of the Quality Triangle can happen with a project. If you want to read more, Google it, or read this, one of many articles on the web.