Schedule Slippage: Root Causes

With global and competitive market, it is very important to launch a product or service in the market on time and ahead of competitors. A timely launch definitely depends on on-time-completion of the product development projects. This paper talks about some of the challenges often faced in the Software Product Development industry that cause schedule slippage. On time delivery is the challenge software development companies are facing globally. To have complete control over the estimated schedule, it is very important to identify the elements in the development cycle that cause schedule slippage. This paper uncovers and explains the root causes of delay in programs using examples from the real world.