Hackers' Pub

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Mike McQuaid @mikemcquaid@mastodon.social

12/12/2025, 4:02:01 PM

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The project management triangle is commonly summarised as: "Good, fast, cheap. Choose 2."

My software version is slightly different. Instead I’d say:
"High quality, full scope, delivery date. Choose 2."

The only way to not have 2 is demanding all three (and usually ending up with 1 or 0).

Read more about this in https://mikemcquaid.com/software-estimation-choices/

Software Estimation Choices

The process of software estimation is frustrating for software engineers and those who consume their estimates. Consumers often ask “why can these software engineers not just tell me when it will be done?”.

mikemcquaid.com · Mike McQuaid

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