I made a movie recently (link) and when I was nailing down the separate deadlines, I added two weeks extra. I felt a small bit guilty about this. That maybe I was taking it easier on myself. But flash forward two months and I published just a day after I planned. Just one day after the very generous deadline I gave myself.
So what happened?
The unexpected!
Things that were completely out of my control arose.
My lead actor couldn’t do any acting as they got a massive bruise on their face.
The software having been perfect up until now, failed on me.
By the end of it I was glad I had scheduled that extra time.
It’s funny how often plans do not incorporate setbacks or the unexpected. How they expect everything to run smoothly.
Well now I know, lesson learned!
Thomas Duggan 