Good Path, Wrong Destination

Successful early lab demonstrations can lead to overly optimistic schedules.

The initial success of a new product in the lab can result in excitement and in an overly optimistic view of the remaining work to be done.  As the old saying goes, “the devil is in the details.”  Not focusing on those details and the time required to complete the many facets of the new product release can result in a significant departure from the optimistic schedule or, worse, cutting corners to maintain the schedule.