Talk:Project triangle

Trilemma
Although this is an example of a trilemma, it does not really belong with it. It could perhaps just be referenced. The project triangle is properly related to Project management.

False dichotomy
This article suggest that it is impossible to provide all 3, fast, cheap, and good. This ignores the fact that sometimes a new technology or an idea enables all 3. Even if better quality initially hits the market at a higher price, the prices eventually come down. There is no denying that digital technology such as DVD technology is faster with better quality than VHS. And yet DVDs are cheaper to produce and now priced cheaper on average than new VHS tapes were priced on average at their peak. Oicumayberight 08:50, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

I have a further problem with the page's assertion that you may "Pick any Two". The project manager's job is to meet time, cost and quality targets. While it may be difficult to get customers/paymasters to agree to reasonable targets, when they are agreed we must aim for all three. DaveWFarthing 13:59, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

I have no idea what the relevance of this triangle is what so ever! On an industrial scale I believe it is possible to satisfy all 3 targets as pointed out above.

However, this diagram was shown to me from a Software Developer perspective and from my experience the only natural pairing is fast and cheap. The other pairings are very difficult to achieve as a result I suspect that this triangle is only applicable to certain circumstances. Can some-one tell what these maybe ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.98.241.114 (talk) 23:00, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

Copy-paste registration
In this edit text is copy/pasted from the Project Management Triangle article. -- Mdd (talk) 19:34, 25 October 2009 (UTC)

Price, Quality, Service. Pick any two.
This is an old adage. I remember my dad using it in his 1980s sales pitches. I probably still have VHS tape of it. This idiom refers to competition and choosing your market. If you try to offer all three you will be unable to compete because your costs will be too high compared to your competitor. Jim Gauthier 10:11, 16 July 2010 (UTC)