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Answer: True - Progressive elaboration means that we increase the detail of specific work packages as time passes. Progressive Elaboration refers to the fact that as the weeks and months pass we have planned to provide that missing, more elaborated detail for the work packages as they now appear on the horizon.

Key Take Away: Rolling wave planning, which we’ll also review in this module is a type of progressive elaboration. However, rolling wave planning is more specifically a technique used where there is uncertainty early in the process so it’s a better use of time to only plan for short period. Progressive elaboration is a more general concept that refers to improving and increasing details for work packages over time.