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Small Project Delays Compound Into Large Overruns Without Early Detection

Project managers frequently underestimate how minor schedule slippages accumulate into significant overruns because the compounding effect is invisible until late. Most project tools lack proactive delay compounding alerts. The problem is well-understood in theory but poorly addressed by current tooling.

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