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Deadline is a particular day or time, by which a Task or a Project must be accomplished. Most Milestone goals are associated with a certain Deadline.

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Present a document with estimations of duration of work and risks

Even before agile we had a concept called "Order of Magnitude Estimating". It's a tool that has been pretty much forgotten, in large part because companies are so date driven, to meet quarterly stock …
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Our Team Finished Our Project Before The Deadline! What Now?

Start with a high-5 all around! :) Meet with your customer. Let them know you think you've completed the feature and give them a demo. Ask them if it meets their acceptance criteria. My bet is the c …
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Time estimation and deadlines

The short answer is never give a fixed time estimate, always give a range. And then clearly document this in emails or the project plan (writing). Long Answer: Fifty some off years of software devel …
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Is planning software necessary?

You can plan a project without a software tracking tool, you can't plan a project without communication. The tools is just that, a tool. You use it to help you get what you want done. A hammer won't …
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What is the main factor that makes your project not meet its goals most of the time?

Poor project kickoff, chartering: One of my agile mentors, Ainsley Nies, has been a very successful retrospective consultant for the last decade. In more than 80% of the project level retrospectives …
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