Review the "Rush to Failure" case study on Moodle before completing this assignment.

There's a call for speed across industries that has been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Consumers expect personalized products faster than ever. Yet a rush to market can negatively impact quality. With the advent of Agile, DevOps, Lean, and other product development methods, delivering increments of a product has become a popular solution to "fail fast" and quickly test product features with customers. This model is based on the idea that you develop something quickly, test it in the market, get feedback, and improve - often referred to as iterative or incremental development.

For this assignment, explore the ideas of "speed" and "quality" in a three page memo. Where do you think project managers should prioritize their energy - speed or quality? Is it possible to focus on both? Why or why not?

If it's helpful, imagine a PM coming to you for advice. They are launching a new game available on IOS and their leadership is pressuring them to bring it to market ASAP, it's cheaper to fail fast. The PM cares about the quality of the game and believes if the company invests enough in quality, the game won't fail at all. Does the PM launch and focus on speed or spend more time on development and focus on quality? These are common scenarios that PMs find themselves in.