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student syndrome: a standalone construct

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studentsyndrome1 CONSTRUCTStudent syndromeGOLDRATT · PROJECT MANAGEMENT

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Project management

the tendency to delay starting a project task until close to its deadline, which uses up the safety time built into estimates.

In project management, student syndrome refers to the tendency to delay starting a project task until close to its deadline, which uses up the safety time built into estimates. This meaning comes from Goldratt (1997) in Critical Chain.[1]

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chain3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructscritical chain project management1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone constructmedical student syndrome1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

References

  1. Goldratt, E. M. (1997). Critical Chain. Gower Pub Co. ISBN 9780566080388

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