Project slippage
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Project planning
Project planning is part of project management, which relates to the use of schedules such as Gantt charts to plan and subsequently report progress within the project environment....

, a slippage is the act of missing a deadline. It can be an arbitrary milestone put in place to help track progress.

To avoid slippage, one must plan his or her projects (especially research) carefully to avoid delays in schedule. Using Gantt chart
Gantt chart
A Gantt chart is a type of bar chart that illustrates a project schedule. Gantt charts illustrate the start and finish dates of the terminal elements and summary elements of a project. Terminal elements and summary elements comprise the work breakdown structure of the project. Some Gantt charts...

s and timeline diagrams can help.
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