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Sales forecasting & productivity · Core

Deal slippage

Also called: pushed deal

ELI5

Movement of an expected close date into a later period.

Used in conversation

“The number is useful only if everyone calculates deal slippage the same way.”

Pitch context

You will see “Deal slippage” in go-to-market plans, sales forecasts, account reviews and commercial proposals when the discussion reaches sales forecasting & productivity.

Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret sales forecasting & productivity without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.

Sources & evidence · 2

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.