Why software build timelines slip in India (and coding is only ~45% of the calendar)

Short summary

An India-based development agency breaks down realistic software build timelines, showing that coding is only ~45% of the calendar with discovery, design, testing, and deployment filling the rest. The biggest slippage sources are scope creep and slow client approvals, not slow engineering. India-specific integrations like Razorpay, Aadhaar KYC, and GST invoicing add compliance rounds rarely captured in naive estimates.

• •Coding is only ~45% of the project calendar; design, testing, and deployment fill the rest
• •Scope creep and slow client approvals are the biggest slippage drivers, not engineering speed
• •India-specific integrations (Razorpay, Aadhaar, GST) add compliance time rarely budgeted upfront

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