Term · General Industry
Hockey stick
A forecast or plan whose curve is flat for most of the period then rises steeply at the end, implying that all the difficult progress happens last. Used sceptically about revenue plans and burndown charts alike.
- Also known as
- Hockey-stick forecast
- Type
- Term
- Domain
- General Industry, Programme jargon
Notes
Reviewers treat a hockey stick as a red flag because it usually encodes hope rather than a resourced plan.
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