Influences and discriminators

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When it's OPM -- other people's money -- the client gets to make the priority judgments.
I call them "influencers and discriminators"

Influencer	Commentary
Resources	Money, staff, infrastructure, intellectual property or access Real, virtual, remote, dedicated or shared
Time	Calendar, duration, milestones, value-add points
Scope	Client deliverables; business deliverables; project debris Agile CUD: create, update, delete agility
Quality	Fitness to use; fitness to standards; fitness to “best value”
Risk	Risk to the client; risk to the business. Impact and likelihood. Black swan effects Anti-fragile

So, here's how this looks at the extremes:

Or, maybe it's cost management

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