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Is Your Project Schedule Lying To You?

Is Your Project Schedule Lying To You?

Update: 2025-06-26
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Your Gantt chart says you're on track, but something feels off about your project timeline. This episode reveals why most project schedules are built on wishful thinking rather than reality, examining the planning fallacy that makes us chronically optimistic about deadlines. Learn practical techniques like reverse scheduling, reality-based estimation using actual historical data, and strategic buffer placement. Discover how to conduct schedule health checks that reveal problems before they derail your project and why an accurate timeline beats an optimistic one every time.

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Is Your Project Schedule Lying To You?

Is Your Project Schedule Lying To You?

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