a project’s production line is limited by 3 factors:

1. quality of product (ideally high)
2. speed of turnaround (also ideally high)
3. budget (ideally low, at least from the perspective of the person paying the bill)

the trick is…you can only have two at a time.

of course, the maximization point of this equation is where all three lines cross and optimize with the right quality, speed, and cost. but in the real world, you only get 2.

• which 2, as the customer, would you choose?
• which 2, as the producer, would you choose?

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