Cheap, Fast & Good

March 6, 2009

in Productivity

When I first started working, a company I was doing a project with had a simple drawing tacked on its door for all their clients to see. It looked like this:

Cheap, Fast & Good

I don’t know where the original idea came from, but I’ve carried this little nugget of wisdom with me ever since. I’m just surprised not more people know of it.

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Nicole March 26, 2009 at 11:36 pm

I went to see a designer speak yesterday and he had the same handout.

It expanded on it a little further though:
Cheap + Fast = low quality
Cheap + Good = long time
Fast + Good = expensive

Makes absolute sense!

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