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Realistic Project Timeline Calculator

A delivery date you can keep: assets, hours per asset, daily capacity, buffer and client approvals. Get an optimistic date, a buffered date and the final one.

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Why deadlines always slip

Three reasons, in order of frequency: the buffer isn’t counted, client approvals aren’t counted, and the team is assumed to work theoretical hours instead of real ones. Get all three under control and your on-time delivery goes from 40% to 85% without changing the team or the scope.

How to protect the timeline

  • • Client approval SLA: a reply in under 48 h, or the delay comes off the timeline.
  • • A NON-negotiable buffer: if the client wants an earlier date, the scope shrinks.
  • • Visible milestones every 2 weeks: you spot delays before they become a crisis.
  • • The team’s real capacity, not the nominal one: 6 productive hours, not 8.

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