Cost is often a significant factor in project management – which is as it should be. But, much like using weight as your only measure of fitness, monetary cost in and of itself is not sufficient for proper decision making. You also need to consider the less obvious costs (and savings) of your decisions. By Reading This Post, You Will Learn: Why you need to think about what a decision saves, not just what it costs Why you also need to consider what something costs, not just what it saves How supposedly “free” software can impose expensive costs elsewhere in your processes Why thinking you can save money by developing expertise in-house rather than hiring experts is short-sighted Don’t Just Ask What It Costs, Ask What It Saves Should you spring for a higher end development PC? A robust build server? A full-featured Wacom tablet? Multiple monitors for each team … Continue reading The Fallacy of “Free”