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What Is the Hourglass of Uncertainty?


An hourglass shown at three project phases: full at the start, drained at code-complete, then flipped over after shipping to production so a fresh bulb of sand begins draining through user acceptance testing.

The cone of uncertainty narrows as projects progress. The hourglass of uncertainty says it flips again at launch. Learn which one your project is on.