You Never Really Arrive
As it is with cost, schedule, and quality, the other triple constraint requires active management throughout the life of the project. Likewise, as project managers, we will be called upon to exercise our judgment and make prudent tradeoffs. Keeping the needs and expectations of all project participants in equipoise is the ultimate goal. Doing so may require the project manager to adopt the rumination of Mr. Spock in one of the Star Trek movies: The needs of man outweigh the needs of the few.
Balancing client, project teams, and employer expectations is as important as balancing cost, schedule, and quality throughout the life of the project. While formal tools such as earned value and quality gates may not be available, ...
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