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says...
> On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:20:51 +0100, Paul Carpenter wrote:
>
> > Having spent several rounds of initial specifications with a potential
> > customer, that is less likely to be a viable project as they want to
> >
> > "Squeeze a gallon into a pint pot"
> >
> > I could see that the prospect was actually trying to get all THREE sides
> > of the Quality Triangle often referred to as Tradeoff Triangle
> >
> > Good
> > / \
> > / \
> > / \
> > / \
> > Fast ---- Cheap
> >
> > "Pick any two"
> >
> > I actually think these days it should become the
> >
> > "Tradeoff Square"
> >
> > Good ----------- Small
> > | |
> > | |
> > | |
> > Cheap ------------ Fast
> >
> > "Pick any THREE"
> >
> > In the ever miniaturising world of keyboards too small for anyone other
> > than a mouse to use.
>
> Or you fold "small" into "good".
Often good means performs the perfect job, but it must the size of a
postage stamp, cost less than $1..
An often seen example is often expecting to get broadcast audio and video
quality out of a camera smaller than a webcam, at full HD frame rates,
with half hour full quality storage in MPEG-4 in real time, on postage
stamp size PCB and costs $1.
> Sometimes you just have to say 'no' to a potential client, even if you're
> in dire straits -- if they can't see why they can't have all three sides
> of the product triangle, they probably can't understand the three sides
> of the project management triangle either, and will get bent out of shape
> when they find out that you actually want to get _paid_ for your work,
> heaven forbid.
That is what I am doing too often saying 'no', and in one case
definitely does not understand the triangle/square.
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