Why does the remaining 5% slow down the project completion?

Organizational Project Management

Sandeep Kashyap CEO| ProofHub India

I’ve noticed that projects often move quickly in the beginning, but the final stretch, the last 5 -10%, drags on much longer than expected.

What makes this last phase so challenging, and how can teams keep momentum until the very end?

Posted: Aug 14, 2025 8:27 AM

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Sandeep Kashyap CEO| ProofHub India

Aug 19, 2025 5:05 AM

Replying to Thomas Walenta

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Good potential sources why work piles up at the end of a project. I might add
- team members already leaving the project for the next, mentally first then physically
- "Is it urgent? If no, let's delay it" syndrome
- The customer/user sees more and more of what he will get and doesn't like it/parts of it, lack of expectation management, could be mitigated by iterative delivery
- Testing reveals quality gaps, maybe introduced by shortcuts in the 95%

I completely agree with the point about people leaving mentally before they leave physically, that’s such a common reason momentum drops. And yes, testing exposing earlier shortcuts is another big one.

Do you think better expectation-setting with clients early on could reduce a lot of this last-minute drag?

Posted: Aug 25, 2025 8:17 AM

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Why does the remaining 5% slow down the project completion?

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