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Project Management & Agile · Intermediate

Student Syndrome

Tendency to delay starting work until just before a deadline.

Definition

Combined with padded estimates, it wastes safety margin early so any problem late in the task causes overruns.

Example

A team member starts a 2-week report on the last two days.

Exam tip

Critical chain counters student syndrome with aggressive estimates and buffers.

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