Comments on: Good, fast, or cheap: Can you really pick two? http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/03/10/good-fast-or-cheap-can-you-really-pick-two/ The blog of John D. Cook Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:42:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Pat Zearfoss http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/03/10/good-fast-or-cheap-can-you-really-pick-two/comment-page-1/#comment-94088 Pat Zearfoss Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:58:09 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/03/10/good-fast-or-cheap-can-you-really-pick-two/#comment-94088 So then, it seems that fast and cheap have to be tempered to a reasonable level such that "good" can meet a bare minimum. I've found that many clients don't really understand the level of detail and attention that must go into software (and subsequently the cost). Therein lies the rub. So then, it seems that fast and cheap have to be tempered to a reasonable level such that “good” can meet a bare minimum. I’ve found that many clients don’t really understand the level of detail and attention that must go into software (and subsequently the cost). Therein lies the rub.

]]> By: Software exoskeletons — The Endeavour http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/03/10/good-fast-or-cheap-can-you-really-pick-two/comment-page-1/#comment-93879 Software exoskeletons — The Endeavour Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:17:20 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/03/10/good-fast-or-cheap-can-you-really-pick-two/#comment-93879 [...] Good, fast, cheap: Can you really pick two? Buggy code is biased code ? X [...] [...] Good, fast, cheap: Can you really pick two? Buggy code is biased code ? X [...]

]]> By: Andrew Gelman http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/03/10/good-fast-or-cheap-can-you-really-pick-two/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Andrew Gelman Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:14:22 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/03/10/good-fast-or-cheap-can-you-really-pick-two/#comment-40 I have a friend who works in a lab with lots of DOD grants. He doesn't actually do military stuff, but it's environmental research that is relevant to the military as well as others. Anyway, he told me that the Army and Navy granting agencies have very short time horizons. In his words, if they could choose between a correct answer in two years or a wrong answer in one year, they'll prefer the wrong answer every time. I have a friend who works in a lab with lots of DOD grants. He doesn’t actually do military stuff, but it’s environmental research that is relevant to the military as well as others. Anyway, he told me that the Army and Navy granting agencies have very short time horizons. In his words, if they could choose between a correct answer in two years or a wrong answer in one year, they’ll prefer the wrong answer every time.

]]> By: Jim Archer http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/03/10/good-fast-or-cheap-can-you-really-pick-two/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Jim Archer Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:37:16 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2008/03/10/good-fast-or-cheap-can-you-really-pick-two/#comment-34 John - This wisdom is too often learned only through experience. Thanks for putting it on your blog so that readers might read, absorb and avoid some of the unpleasant experiences associated with taking your clients at their word when they elect cheap and fast. Jim Archer John -

This wisdom is too often learned only through experience. Thanks for putting it on your blog so that readers might read, absorb and avoid some of the unpleasant experiences associated with taking your clients at their word when they elect cheap and fast.

Jim Archer

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