Genie: Death of the Iron Triangle?
Faster/cheaper/sooner & less?
“Better, sooner, cheaper, your choice of any two”—while there are situations where this old chestnut fits, it doesn’t fit in software development.
That was one of the insights behind XP—fix quality at “high”, let scope vary, & you’ll end up with sooner & cheaper. Seems like magic to break the Iron Triangle, but it’s not.


