Strategic management of the triple constraint trade-off dynamics - a polarity management approach

The project management body of knowledge (PMBOK) endorses that every project is governed by the triple constraint, which reflects a framework for evaluating competing demands. This paper extends the benefits of polarity management to the triple constraint in project management through an integrated framework. The aim of this paper is to indicate that the integrated framework may provide a feasible negotiation mechanism to facilitate optimum trade-offs between, and exploitation of, the key triple constraint variables as a function of the project higher purpose.