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Last Ten Per Cent
Half the schedule.
Everything is in the build and nothing is finished. This is reliably half the calendar and almost never half the plan.
Everything is in the build and nothing is finished.
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Every entry is a budget and what gets cut from it- 01The last ten per centBug triage, certification, load times and the day-one build. Reliably half the calendar and almost never half the plan.
- 02Bug counts and triageThe curve everybody watches, and what it does and does not predict.
- 03CertificationA platform holder's checklist that has nothing to do with whether the game is good.
Every entry is a budget and what gets cut from it. Worked examples, never rules.