Craig Brown shares his experience (here) using a project diamond instead of the triple constraint (a.k.a., the Iron Triangle). I was wondering whether someone would do like this… I’ve seen quality represented as a “Q” in the middle of the triangle or as an area “under” the triangle.
I’ll have to think some more about how to use it. I like the concept in theory, but I’m not sure how well the prioritization exercise Craig describes would work in practice.
Filed under: Cost Management, Quality Management, Scope Management, Time Management Tagged: | Better Projects, Craig Brown, iron triangle, Triple Constraint
The original ‘iron triangle’ appears to have been developed by Dr. Martin Barnes in 1969 (for more on the see ‘The Origins of Modern Project Management’ at http://www.mosaicprojects.com.au/Resources_Papers_050.html) His original definition was Time, Cost and Output which summarises the requirements far better then ‘scope or ‘quality’.
If anyone know of a use of the ‘triple constraint’ pre 1969 I will be interested to know and update the paper.
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