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Relationship between project deadline and project quality.

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Nandkishor Khidkikar Project Manager Engr/Technical Manager Currently Seeking New Opportunities| CSSGB & Applied Project Management at University of California Irvine GPA 4.0 Norwalk, Ca, United States
Project deadlines are important but project quality is also equally important. Delivering a quality project meeting deadline is a challenge. I havd observed that the goal is achieved by compromising between the two. I would like to know your thoughts and ideas on this issue.
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Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD Senior Project Manager| Infosys Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Never compromise on quality.
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Diogo Simoes Entroncamento, Santarém, Portugal
Agree with Sante.
Keep in mind the Iron Triangle / Triple Constraint.
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Kiron Bondale Retired | Mentor| Retired Welland, Ontario, Canada
Nandkishor -

Always understand the relative priority of project constraints (scope, schedule, cost, quality) - that will make it easier to decide what to do.

Kiron
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Rami Kaibni
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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
In construction, we always say: Safety First, Quality Follows and Progress Last.
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Shivanjali Bhutkar Bringing Technology and Business together Na, Ca, United States
follow the 5 constraints. scope, schedule, cost, risk, quality(don't miss the last one!). Carve the scope so quality is also taken in schedule. Compromising on quality will get more production bugs(risk) and hence the cost and customer satisfaction.
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Najam Mumtaz Retired Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Quality always gets the top priority apart from safety in construction work as mentioned by Rami.
But if you are having this challenge quite often, maybe you need to look in to the way you are estimating effort required or the way you are scheduling things (root cause of issue), are your deadlines even realistic....
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Deepesh Rammoorthy ICT Project Manager ( PMP®AgilePM®Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®))| Australian Red Cross Blood Service Tarneit, Vic, Australia
Quality gets my vote . can always have a change request for time and cost extension as long as the product , service or outcome is delivered according to the Quality management plan and meets the Customer/Stakeholder Quality Expectations.
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Nandkishor Khidkikar Project Manager Engr/Technical Manager Currently Seeking New Opportunities| CSSGB & Applied Project Management at University of California Irvine GPA 4.0 Norwalk, Ca, United States
Great feedback. Thank you Sante, Diogo, Kiron, Rami, Shivanjali, Nakamura and Deepesh for your expert suggestions. I appreciate your support and guidance.
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Drake Settsu Project Manager / Blogger Hi, United States
Project quality should always come first. Meeting a deadline with inferior results makes no sense. I have seen this practice in action. Teams report that they have completed all their work and move on to their next task. What happens next is an emergency fix to correct the sloppy work turned in.They make all kind of excuses.

Moral to the story is trust no one until you see a respectable track record on deliverables.
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Anish Abraham Privacy Program Manager| University of Washington Auburn, Wa, United States
I agree with all the comments here, quality is paramount especially in healthcare industry.
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