Value by Design Breaks Common Constraints

Many people live within constraints that have been demonstrated to not be valid.

The biggest example of this is the Iron Triangle which asserts that the relationships between time, scope, and budget are fixed. For example, if you shorten time while maintaining the same budget then scope must decrease.

Toyota proved that the Iron Triangle, that is there is a unbreakable relationships between scope, cost, and time, was not true. They demonstrated that by focusing on quality, you could spend less time on rework (waste), and use that savings to get more value delivered in less time.

They demonstrated that with a focus on working a certain way, they could create more value with higher quality in less time and at less cost.

Unfortunately, it’s not possible to mimic what Toyota did. But it is possible to learn the thinking behind how they did it.

See Amplio Axiom #7. The relationships between scope, time, and resources are not fixed for more.