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DoughDiligence

10/11/13 9:30 PM

#5242 RE: renne #5241

I agree with Steve's choices. He is keeping the costs down by hiring fewer people, but the consequence is a delay in the schedule or poor quality.

There is a famous quote in software development that goes like this:

'In managing any software development project, I have to consider quality, cost, and schedule; but I can only control two of these three metrics. If I commit to quality and cost, then the schedule slips. If I commit to schedule and cost, then the quality drops. If I commit to quality and schedule, then the costs rise.'

When he defined the challenging goal up front, he created a vision that the team needed to meet.

It is nearly impossible to define the ultimate goal for your team and communicate that goal to them, while you make lesser statements to investors to set lower expectations.