Can the work fit before the deadline?

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Filled practice example

Deadline: Thursday, noon. Project hours are net of commitments and reserve.

ItemHours / note
Weekly project capacity18; only 10 before the deadline
Report + presentation6–8 + 4–6 = 10–14
Upper-estimate shortfall14 − 10 = 4 hours
Proposed changeMove presentation; report alone leaves 2–4 hours
Still to verifyInput arrival; deadline agreement; uninterrupted block

Your plan

Write and verifyYour entry
Deadline (date and time)
Net project hours before it
Work due: low–high total
Upper estimate minus capacity
Dependencies / continuous block
Proposed change / who must agree
Agreement recorded? / next check

Never count the same hour twice. A proposed change is not an agreement.