What is the 80/20 rule and why does it work?

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What is the 80/20 rule and why does it work?

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The 80/20 rule states that 80% of the work will take 20% of the time, and the remaining 20% of the work, will take 80% of the time.

This is to illustrate both that, when you get close to finishing a project, it is the finer details that end up bogging you down. Also when you feel like you are half way through a project, you are usually nowhere near it.

The 80/20 rule helps project planners to figure out the true deadline.