Project Timeline Calculator

Optimistic estimate → realistic deadline.

Result

Padded dev-days108
Calendar weeks15.1
vs raw estimate126% of estimate

Project Timeline Calculator — FAQs

Why pad estimates?

Everything takes longer (Hofstadter's law) — meetings, reviews, blockers and integration eat ~40% of raw dev days, and devs rarely parallelise cleanly.

Why do software projects run late?

Optimism bias, unplanned integration work, unclear scope and communication overhead that grows with team size.

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