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323. Here’s Why All Your Projects Are Always Late — and What to Do About It

Mar 8, 2018 · 00:41:13

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✨ AI Summary

Projects are often late due to the planning fallacy.
Optimism bias and overconfidence contribute to delays.
Strategies are offered to improve project completion times.

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