Define: "Scope creep" in Business
Multi-headcount capital waste
"The project is now a monster. Blame a 'hardware limitation' and force a feature freeze."
Continuous or uncontrolled growth in a project's requirements after the project begins.
What does "Scope creep" actually mean?
"The client wants 50 new features for free, and the Account Manager already said yes."
"We need strict project management controls in place to prevent scope creep."
"Thanks to terminal scope creep, our simple website redesign has somehow evolved into building a proprietary blockchain platform."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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