Iron TriangleComplexities of innovation and estimation.Alrightteam,we’vegotanexcitingAIprojectahead,butwemuststicktothebudgetanddeadline.Antoni fs_node_PTg4w9YJn7JxvZGuRcAlright team, we’ve got an exciting AI project ahead, but we must stick to the budget and deadline.Butwhatifweaddanotherfeature?Sarah fs_node_JNhJG7tTTuXkWspduMBut what if we add another feature? It could really set us apart!Iunderstand,butremembertheIronTriangle.Antoni fs_node_NwEMfA4eQ8riGnA2PVI understand, but remember the Iron Triangle. Expanding scope will eat into our time and resources.Astheteamdivesdeeper,hiddencomplexitiesemerge—trivialtasksdistractthemfromthemaingoals.Narrator fs_node_Tv352Hk3rEnC3knqZ2As the team dives deeper, hidden complexities emerge—trivial tasks distract them from the main goals.Soweneedtofocus!Antoni fs_node_uN6TUhAudrd7k2g7sBSo we need to focus! Our estimations keep leading us to phantom projects that drain our resources.Buthowcanwecombatthis?Josh fs_node_3YiDnxLEhJj8MXFHhaBut how can we combat this? The more we try to fix it, the worse it seems to get!Weneedtoembraceexponentialthinking.Antoni fs_node_4PiVhvtfL8z7HEk4wRWe need to embrace exponential thinking. If we can visualize the complexity, we can manage it better.Antoni’srevelationinspirestheteam.Narrator fs_node_uhh3zvuubgcXpcvuZ1Antoni’s revelation inspires the team. They start to simplify and prioritize tasks to eliminate distractions.Eachnewresource,scopeandtimeelementchangethingsexponentially.Sarah fs_node_VKYqgA6u1oiwEVwAhtEach new resource, scope and time element change things exponentially. We will tackle the most critical paths first, keep our scope in check and work as a small team to keep things under control.Exactly!Antoni fs_node_ZBrT43dSfs5RgCRnQuExactly! Let’s keep our iron triangle in check and focus on delivering quality over quantity.Plot: @Antoni, a project manager in a futuristic innovation lab, must lead a team to develop a groundbreaking AI breakthrough within a strict budget and deadline. As time progresses, despite the initial momentum, inefficiencies compound, trivial tasks get disproportionate attention, and hidden complexities emerge, exponentially consuming resources. Twist: Each time @Antoni makes an estimation, a "phantom" project emerges, duplicating the original but with exponentially more complexity and inefficiencies. These phantom projects mirror reality, sucking resources and delaying the real work. @Antony must confront the paradox head-on, realizing that only by embracing exponential thinking can he collapse the phantom projects. Theme for image prompts: Conceptual Tech Art, Neo-Cubist Visualization Notes: Parkinson's Law: work expands to fill time, Iron Triangle of scope, resources, and time, so if you freeze time and cost, scoe expands to fill it. The rate of return reduces exponentially as you work on it. To improve quality a little more, a lot of time is required. So estimations are always off because humans think linearly. Inefficiency of resources also scales exponentially due to bike-shedding and lack of critical path analysis. Same can apply to scope, adding additional features increases effort by the number of existing features. Procrastination due to optimistic estimation of these exponential curves kills projects.
