After you are already in the middle of the project and have the programmers entrenched in the code, many of these alternatives are closed to you.

当你已经进行到项目的中间，在编码的所需要的程序员也已经确定时，这些备选方案的多数已经不需要了。

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The first is having a process to uncover issues, determine their impact on the project, examine alternatives, and bring in people to make the best decision under the circumstances.

首先要经历一个调查问题、确定问题对项目影响、考虑可选的解决方案以及带领团队在这种情况下做出最佳决策的过程。

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As more knowledge about a project is gathered, this informs the process and reduces the number of alternatives that support the design goals.

随着收集到更多关于项目的信息，过程的方向越来越明确，支持设计目标的备选方案的数量也逐渐减少。

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It's redirected the money to other alternatives in Alaska and has gone to one project that's on the Gravina Island, it's a road project.

NPR: Origins Of Bridge To Nowhere Explained

Matthew Sinclair, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, which campaigns for lower taxes, said HS2 was a "great vanity project... poor value compared to more affordable alternatives, but there is still time to reconsider that white elephant".

BBC: HS2 legislation outlined in Queen's Speech

They are also supported by a major EU project that found developing renewable energy was no more expensive than alternatives.

FORBES: Lying With Numbers: Green Energy Edition