1
Constraints
Iron Triangle
The Iron Triangle relates constraints in a Project between:
2
Iron Triangle
Constraints
Scope
TimeQuality
The Iron Triangle relates constraints in a Project between:
3
Iron Triangle
Constraints
Scope
TimeQuality
The Iron Triangle relates constraints in a Project between:
The common use place Cost here, but we will use Quality
We can measure cost easily but to measure quality is really harder
But because we can’t measure quality we can’t drop it
A larger scope will need more time
If we have limited time we will reduce
Scope o lessen Quality
4
Iron Triangle
Scope
TimeQuality
Cost
Expectations
Skills
The constraints relates nodes by triangles sides
Constraints
S
Q T
5
Iron Triangle
Scope
TimeQuality
Cost
Expectations
Skills
The constraints relates nodes by triangles sides
Constraints
S
Q T
Moving along this side we can favor Quality or Time, and all depends on expectations our client have
Expectations to high, high quality demanded that will need more Time (more Money)
No Time: We can lessen Scope or we can lessen Quality, (or both), (or try to reason with Client)
1
6
Iron Triangle
Scope
TimeQuality
Cost
Expectations
Skills
The constraints relates nodes by triangles sides
Constraints
S
Q T
Moving along this side we
can favor Scope or Time
and all depends on the Money
our Project have
No enough money:
we can’t reach scope
The time will be no enough to
reach the quality level
Moving along this side we can favor Quality or Time, and all depends on expectations our client have
Expectations to high, high quality demanded that will need more Time (more Money)
No Time: We can lessen Scope or we can lessen Quality, (or both), (or try to reason with Client)
1
2
7
Iron Triangle
Scope
TimeQuality
Cost
Expectations
Skills
The constraints relates nodes by triangles sides
Constraints
S
Q T
Moving along this side we
can favor Scope or Quality
and all depends on skills
our team have
No skills:
we can’t assure quality
we can’t reach scope
Moving along this side we
can favor Scope or Time
and all depends on the Money
our Project have
No enough money:
we can’t reach scope
The time will be no enough to
reach the quality level
Moving along this side we can favor Quality or Time, and all depends on expectations our client have
Expectations to high, high quality demanded that will need more Time (more Money)
No Time: We can lessen Scope or we can lessen Quality, (or both), (or try to reason with Client)
1
23
8
Iron Triangle
Scope
TimeQuality
Cost
Expectations
Skills
Each triangle side pressures over two nodes when the third is fixed
S
Q T
The Quality we want to reach fix the
Expectations we can deal with
1
23
Expectations pressure over
Cost and Scope
9
Iron Triangle
Scope
TimeQuality
Cost
Expectations
Skills
Each triangle side pressures over two nodes when the third is fixed
S
Q T
The Quality we want to reach fix the
Expectations we can deal with
1
23
Expectations pressure over
Cost and Scope
The Time we need or want
for the Project fix the
amount of Money we will
need for the Project
Cost pressure over
Quality and Scope
10
Iron Triangle
Scope
TimeQuality
Cost
Expectations
Skills
Each triangle side pressures over two nodes when the third is fixed
S
Q T
The Quality we want to reach fix the
Expectations we can deal with
1
23
Expectations pressure over
Cost and Scope
The Time we need or want
for the Project fix the
amount of Money we will
need for the Project
Cost pressure over
Quality and Scope
The project Scope fix Skills we
will need to develop the project
Skills pressure over
Quality and Time
11
Iron Triangle
Scope
TimeQuality
Cost
Expectations
Skills
To compromise constraints
we need to classify significance
Not all the cost improve functionality
so Quality could be lessen
1
23
Functionality
Integrity
Safety
12
Iron Triangle
Scope
TimeQuality
Cost
Expectations
Skills
To compromise constraints
we need to classify significance
Not all the cost improve functionality
so Quality could be lessen
1
23
Not all the Skills impact on Time
so time could be shorten
Functionality
Integrity
Safety
Resources
Processes
Sequence
13
Iron Triangle
Scope
TimeQuality
Cost
Expectations
Skills
To compromise constraints
we need to classify significance
Not all the cost improve functionality
so Quality could be lessen
1
23
Not all the Skills impact on Time
so time could be shorten
Not all Expectations are founded in needs
so Scope could be lessen
Needs
Convenience
Desires
Functionality
Integrity
Safety
Resources
Processes
Sequence
14
Iron Triangle
Features are made of:
Functionality
The purposes of the project
Functionality
Integrity
Safety
Integrity
All the things that are needed for the
purposes and only the thighs that
are needed but not more than that
Safety
Do not harm internally or
in use or to the environment
15
Iron Triangle
Features are made of:
Functionality
The purposes of the project
Resources
Takes their own time (depending on experience,
a skillful person could do it in less time)
Functionality
Integrity
Safety
Resources
Processes
Sequence
Integrity
All the things that are needed for the
purposes and only the thighs that
are needed but not more than that
Safety
Do not harm internally or
in use or to the environment
Process
Each process need certain amount of time,
not always could be accelerated
Sequence
Certain task depends on others in time
with precedence and subsequence orders
we can only do some task after a
previous task is completed
16
Iron Triangle
Features are made of:
Functionality
The purposes of the project
Resources
Takes their own time (depending on experience,
a skillful person could do it in less time)
The Needs we haveNeeds
Convenience
Desires
Functionality
Integrity
Safety
Resources
Processes
Sequence
The Things that could be good or nice
The Things that might we like, but …
Integrity
All the things that are needed for the
purposes and only the thighs that
are needed but not more than that
Safety
Do not harm internally or
in use or to the environment
Process
Each process need certain amount of time,
not always could be accelerated
Sequence
Certain task depends on others in time
with precedence and subsequence orders
we can only do some task after a
previous task is completed
We need to classify significance or the Project
would spent much time only in desires that
in fact are not needed
17
Iron Triangle
Scope
TimeQuality
Cost
Expectations
Skills
Orders of Change
1
23
Needs
Convenience
Desires
Functionality
Integrity
Safety
Resources
Processes
Sequence
Internal
Change
The Change Inside the Project Knowledge The Value Added for Team Members
18
Risk along Time
Iron Triangle
Scope
TimeQuality
Cost
Expectations
Skills
Orders of Change
1
23
The Change in the Border
Needs
Convenience
Desires
Functionality
Integrity
Safety
Resources
Processes
Sequence
Internal
Change
The Change Inside the Project Knowledge The Value Added for Team Members
The appraisal at any moment
for the project’s heading
19
Change
External
Risk along Time
Iron Triangle
Scope
TimeQuality
Cost
Expectations
Skills
Orders of Change
1
23
The Change in the Border
Needs
Convenience
Desires
Functionality
Integrity
Safety
Resources
Processes
Sequence
Internal
Change
The Change Inside the Project
The Change outside the Project
Knowledge The Value Added for Team Members
The appraisal at any moment
for the project’s heading
The appraisal at any moment for the Project’s
real value (over cost or opportunity)
20
Iron Triangle
Scope
TimeQuality
Cost
Expectations
Skills
Changing the project
1
23
Needs
Convenience
Desires
Functionality
Integrity
Safety
Resources
Processes
Sequence
Internal
Change
Along we progress with the Project Knowledge
several internal changes will be needed
to improve Project Building
21
Risk along Time
Iron Triangle
Scope
TimeQuality
Cost
Expectations
Skills
Changing the project
1
23
At any moment any task or resource could be
compromise or delayed changing
the Project’s Risk along time
Needs
Convenience
Desires
Functionality
Integrity
Safety
Resources
Processes
Sequence
Internal
Change
Along we progress with the Project Knowledge
several internal changes will be needed
to improve Project Building
22
Change
External
Risk along Time
Iron Triangle
Scope
TimeQuality
Cost
Expectations
Skills
Changing the project
1
23
At any moment any task or resource could be
compromise or delayed changing
the Project’s Risk along time
Needs
Convenience
Desires
Functionality
Integrity
Safety
Resources
Processes
Sequence
Internal
Change
Along we progress with the Project Knowledge
several internal changes will be needed
to improve Project Building
At any moment Needs could change changing
the project purpose or shutting down the project
23
Iron Triangle
Scope
Needs
Convenience
Desires
TimeQuality
Functionality
Integrity
Safety
Resources
Processes
Sequence
Cost
Expectations
Skills
Internal
Change
Risk along Time
Change
External
The Complete Model
24
Credits
Developed by: Osvaldo A Perez
February 1, 2018
Inspired by: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8asbHenn5J8
from Philippe Back
Please Join our Technical Activities Committee (TAC)
IEEE TEMS – Technology and Engineering Management Society http://www.ieee-tems.org/
IEEE TEMS PDM TAC - Project and Delivery Management TAC
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8645756

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P iron triangle 2

  • 1. 1 Constraints Iron Triangle The Iron Triangle relates constraints in a Project between:
  • 2. 2 Iron Triangle Constraints Scope TimeQuality The Iron Triangle relates constraints in a Project between:
  • 3. 3 Iron Triangle Constraints Scope TimeQuality The Iron Triangle relates constraints in a Project between: The common use place Cost here, but we will use Quality We can measure cost easily but to measure quality is really harder But because we can’t measure quality we can’t drop it A larger scope will need more time If we have limited time we will reduce Scope o lessen Quality
  • 4. 4 Iron Triangle Scope TimeQuality Cost Expectations Skills The constraints relates nodes by triangles sides Constraints S Q T
  • 5. 5 Iron Triangle Scope TimeQuality Cost Expectations Skills The constraints relates nodes by triangles sides Constraints S Q T Moving along this side we can favor Quality or Time, and all depends on expectations our client have Expectations to high, high quality demanded that will need more Time (more Money) No Time: We can lessen Scope or we can lessen Quality, (or both), (or try to reason with Client) 1
  • 6. 6 Iron Triangle Scope TimeQuality Cost Expectations Skills The constraints relates nodes by triangles sides Constraints S Q T Moving along this side we can favor Scope or Time and all depends on the Money our Project have No enough money: we can’t reach scope The time will be no enough to reach the quality level Moving along this side we can favor Quality or Time, and all depends on expectations our client have Expectations to high, high quality demanded that will need more Time (more Money) No Time: We can lessen Scope or we can lessen Quality, (or both), (or try to reason with Client) 1 2
  • 7. 7 Iron Triangle Scope TimeQuality Cost Expectations Skills The constraints relates nodes by triangles sides Constraints S Q T Moving along this side we can favor Scope or Quality and all depends on skills our team have No skills: we can’t assure quality we can’t reach scope Moving along this side we can favor Scope or Time and all depends on the Money our Project have No enough money: we can’t reach scope The time will be no enough to reach the quality level Moving along this side we can favor Quality or Time, and all depends on expectations our client have Expectations to high, high quality demanded that will need more Time (more Money) No Time: We can lessen Scope or we can lessen Quality, (or both), (or try to reason with Client) 1 23
  • 8. 8 Iron Triangle Scope TimeQuality Cost Expectations Skills Each triangle side pressures over two nodes when the third is fixed S Q T The Quality we want to reach fix the Expectations we can deal with 1 23 Expectations pressure over Cost and Scope
  • 9. 9 Iron Triangle Scope TimeQuality Cost Expectations Skills Each triangle side pressures over two nodes when the third is fixed S Q T The Quality we want to reach fix the Expectations we can deal with 1 23 Expectations pressure over Cost and Scope The Time we need or want for the Project fix the amount of Money we will need for the Project Cost pressure over Quality and Scope
  • 10. 10 Iron Triangle Scope TimeQuality Cost Expectations Skills Each triangle side pressures over two nodes when the third is fixed S Q T The Quality we want to reach fix the Expectations we can deal with 1 23 Expectations pressure over Cost and Scope The Time we need or want for the Project fix the amount of Money we will need for the Project Cost pressure over Quality and Scope The project Scope fix Skills we will need to develop the project Skills pressure over Quality and Time
  • 11. 11 Iron Triangle Scope TimeQuality Cost Expectations Skills To compromise constraints we need to classify significance Not all the cost improve functionality so Quality could be lessen 1 23 Functionality Integrity Safety
  • 12. 12 Iron Triangle Scope TimeQuality Cost Expectations Skills To compromise constraints we need to classify significance Not all the cost improve functionality so Quality could be lessen 1 23 Not all the Skills impact on Time so time could be shorten Functionality Integrity Safety Resources Processes Sequence
  • 13. 13 Iron Triangle Scope TimeQuality Cost Expectations Skills To compromise constraints we need to classify significance Not all the cost improve functionality so Quality could be lessen 1 23 Not all the Skills impact on Time so time could be shorten Not all Expectations are founded in needs so Scope could be lessen Needs Convenience Desires Functionality Integrity Safety Resources Processes Sequence
  • 14. 14 Iron Triangle Features are made of: Functionality The purposes of the project Functionality Integrity Safety Integrity All the things that are needed for the purposes and only the thighs that are needed but not more than that Safety Do not harm internally or in use or to the environment
  • 15. 15 Iron Triangle Features are made of: Functionality The purposes of the project Resources Takes their own time (depending on experience, a skillful person could do it in less time) Functionality Integrity Safety Resources Processes Sequence Integrity All the things that are needed for the purposes and only the thighs that are needed but not more than that Safety Do not harm internally or in use or to the environment Process Each process need certain amount of time, not always could be accelerated Sequence Certain task depends on others in time with precedence and subsequence orders we can only do some task after a previous task is completed
  • 16. 16 Iron Triangle Features are made of: Functionality The purposes of the project Resources Takes their own time (depending on experience, a skillful person could do it in less time) The Needs we haveNeeds Convenience Desires Functionality Integrity Safety Resources Processes Sequence The Things that could be good or nice The Things that might we like, but … Integrity All the things that are needed for the purposes and only the thighs that are needed but not more than that Safety Do not harm internally or in use or to the environment Process Each process need certain amount of time, not always could be accelerated Sequence Certain task depends on others in time with precedence and subsequence orders we can only do some task after a previous task is completed We need to classify significance or the Project would spent much time only in desires that in fact are not needed
  • 17. 17 Iron Triangle Scope TimeQuality Cost Expectations Skills Orders of Change 1 23 Needs Convenience Desires Functionality Integrity Safety Resources Processes Sequence Internal Change The Change Inside the Project Knowledge The Value Added for Team Members
  • 18. 18 Risk along Time Iron Triangle Scope TimeQuality Cost Expectations Skills Orders of Change 1 23 The Change in the Border Needs Convenience Desires Functionality Integrity Safety Resources Processes Sequence Internal Change The Change Inside the Project Knowledge The Value Added for Team Members The appraisal at any moment for the project’s heading
  • 19. 19 Change External Risk along Time Iron Triangle Scope TimeQuality Cost Expectations Skills Orders of Change 1 23 The Change in the Border Needs Convenience Desires Functionality Integrity Safety Resources Processes Sequence Internal Change The Change Inside the Project The Change outside the Project Knowledge The Value Added for Team Members The appraisal at any moment for the project’s heading The appraisal at any moment for the Project’s real value (over cost or opportunity)
  • 20. 20 Iron Triangle Scope TimeQuality Cost Expectations Skills Changing the project 1 23 Needs Convenience Desires Functionality Integrity Safety Resources Processes Sequence Internal Change Along we progress with the Project Knowledge several internal changes will be needed to improve Project Building
  • 21. 21 Risk along Time Iron Triangle Scope TimeQuality Cost Expectations Skills Changing the project 1 23 At any moment any task or resource could be compromise or delayed changing the Project’s Risk along time Needs Convenience Desires Functionality Integrity Safety Resources Processes Sequence Internal Change Along we progress with the Project Knowledge several internal changes will be needed to improve Project Building
  • 22. 22 Change External Risk along Time Iron Triangle Scope TimeQuality Cost Expectations Skills Changing the project 1 23 At any moment any task or resource could be compromise or delayed changing the Project’s Risk along time Needs Convenience Desires Functionality Integrity Safety Resources Processes Sequence Internal Change Along we progress with the Project Knowledge several internal changes will be needed to improve Project Building At any moment Needs could change changing the project purpose or shutting down the project
  • 24. 24 Credits Developed by: Osvaldo A Perez February 1, 2018 Inspired by: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8asbHenn5J8 from Philippe Back Please Join our Technical Activities Committee (TAC) IEEE TEMS – Technology and Engineering Management Society http://www.ieee-tems.org/ IEEE TEMS PDM TAC - Project and Delivery Management TAC https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8645756