Understanding the Agile Triangle’s Role in Product Development
Learn how the agile Triangle helps teams manage their projects’ quality, value, and constraints better.
The Iron Triangle of product development has been used for years to coordinate and ensure the quality delivery of products by focusing on cost, scope, and schedule. However, with the rapid technological changes, the Iron Triangle has failed due to its lack of consideration for other relevant factors such as quality, value, risk, dependencies, and obstacles. The Agile Triangle of product development focuses on delivering high-quality products using a simple work process while accommodating rapid technological changes. The Agile Triangle takes a broader focus on quality (intrinsic quality), value (extrinsic quality), and constraints (cost, scope, and schedule). Cost, scope, and schedule are still a factor in measuring the success of a project, but they are not the defining goal.
The Agile Triangle has diverged from the Iron Triangle regarding fundamental assumptions, organizational structure, management style, roles, and responsibilities. These differences have become a significant challenge in product development.
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