Before you commit to a date, check the plan fits.

Most missed dates were at risk before anything went wrong. The commitment was made against the hours on the contract, not the time the team actually had.

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Example readout

Forecast

Plan for week 9. The 12 items are 85% likely by then, with an even chance by week 7.

Cut scopeFewer items by your date, with the odds for each.

Move the dateThe week that gives you an 85% chance.

Free up timeWhat meetings and support work take, and what freeing them gains.

Why dates slip

Meetings, support work, leave and people shared with other teams all come off the week before planned work starts.

Nobody measures that gap before the date is promised. So nobody sees it until the date has gone.

What the check gives you

Give it a team and a plan, in story points, throughput or plain hours. It tells you whether the plan fits before anyone commits.

If it doesn't, it sets out the decision: cut scope, move the date or free up time, with the figures for each. Add a blended rate and it shows what the hidden time costs.

It needs no names, scores no one, and keeps nothing about your team unless you choose.

What I do

One check shows the gap. Predictable delivery comes from measuring the same way every time and calibrating against what actually happened.

Closing that gap is what I do. The first step is on me.

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