Opportunity Cost

Example

Taking on a large, low-margin project means turning down the smaller, higher-margin work that could have filled the same capacity instead.

Why it matters

Weighing what's given up, not just what's gained, is what separates a genuinely good decision from one that merely looks productive in isolation.

Limits and cautions

The next best alternative is often uncertain or hypothetical, making opportunity cost harder to quantify precisely than the direct cost of a decision.

Relevance to Stelaah

Stelaah's capacity and pipeline views can make the tradeoff visible, showing what else that capacity could have gone toward.

This connection describes product intent, not a guarantee that every plan or workflow supports every related capability.