
	Where results make sense

Topic: Scope creep

Related Topics

Project management

British monarchy

Central Intelligence Agency

Amur Oblast

In the News (Thu 3 Dec 09)

Northern Trust

Marvin Harrison

Peter Chernin

Gary Locke

Match Play

Penelope Cruz

Mickey Rourke

AR Rahman

Danny Boyle

Hugh Jackman

	Scope Creep Management
		Scope Creep is the pejorative name given to the natural process by which clients discover what they really want.
		In case scope creep cannot be avoided, participate in rescoping.
		The conclusion from this article is that “scope creep” is always a change or growth of project scope.
	www.projectperfect.com.au /info_scope_creep_mgmt.php (1165 words)

	Paul Born \| More Customer Satisfaction, Less Scope Creep \| AntFarm, Inc. \| Logistics \| Project Management \| Sales and ...
		The Scope of Work sets expectations so that all parties understand what is included and excluded, the phases of the project or service, and the entry and exit criteria for each phase.
		Scope Creep: Scope creep occurs when customers or stakeholders think something is included in the service or project, and then ask for it to be completed.
		By stating the customer requirements in the Scope of Work, you can reference them in the assumptions section by indicating that if the customer responsibilities are not met in their appropriate phases, the timeline will not be met and the service objectives will be at risk.
	www.techlinks.net /CommunityPublishing/tabid/92/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/3679/More-Customer-Satisfaction-Less-Scope-Creep.aspx (0 words)

	Scope Creep
		Scope creep more frequently occurs during the later stages of a project, such as programming and testing, than during the earlier stages, such as design.
		Scope creep can also occur when the business requirements were not well defined upfront, and thus the scope changes over the course of the project as requirements are solidified.
		Additional causes of scope creep can include: (a) underestimating the complexity of a problem in unknown territory; (b) being a perfectionist; (c) consolidation of multiple projects; and (d) misunderstandings due to a scope that was not clearly defined.
	www.umsl.edu /~sauter/analysis/6840_f03_papers/gurlen (3452 words)

	[No title]
		Scope creep appears in projects with timelines that do not contain enough time to fully understand the client's needs.
		In these cases, the scope defined for one release may be pushed or pulled to another phase by the client's expectations, marketing or legal delays, or simply because the client changed his mind.
		Scope creep becomes a risk in these situations because; it leads to an increase in the resources (such as time, materials, and people), it drives up costs, and lowers profits to both parties.
	www.dibble.net /pp/ManagingSoftwareScopeCreepAsARisk.html (895 words)

	Wideman Comparative Glossary of Project Management Terms v3.1
		Scope is fully described by naming all activities performed, the resources consumed and the end products which result, including quality standards.
		A statement of scope should be introduced by a brief background to the project, or component, and the general objective(s).
		Scope is the way that we describe the boundaries of the project.
	www.maxwideman.com /pmglossary/PMG_S01.htm (1035 words)

	News \| Gainesville.com \| The Gainesville Sun \| Gainesville, Fla. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Scope creep management is significant in business all around the world, as every IT project that a company will set out on has a project scope, as previously mentioned.
		Scope creep is a term which refers to the creeping forward of the scope of an IT project, which may include and introduce more requirements that may not have been a part of the initial planning of the project, while nevertheless remaining on schedule with reference to time for delivery and completion.
		Business scope creep changes may be a result of poor analysis of the requirements of the company early in development, or in the failure to include the users of the project until the later stage of the systems development life cycle.
	www.gainesville.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Scope_(project_management) (620 words)

	Inbound Logistics: 10 Tips
		Scope creep occurs when the boundaries of an original project agreement begin to wander.
		One of the leading causes of scope creep is underestimating the elements of the project.
		When changes do occur, document the diversions from the scope and define them as "nice to haves" or "must haves." A good procedure is to have a written request for change, and a period of time for the other side to consider the request and steps necessary to approve those changes.
	www.inboundlogistics.com /articles/10tips/10tips0503.shtml (592 words)

	scope_creep - The Wordbook Encyclopedia
		Scope creep (also called "requirement creep", and sometimes "kitchen sink syndrome") in project management refers to uncontrolled changes in a project's scope.
		As the scope of a project grows, more tasks must be completed at the same cost and in the same time frame as the original series of project tasks.
		Scope creep is a risk in most projects.
	www.thewordbook.com /scope_creep (246 words)

	Scope Creep
		Scoping is the separation (cut) between what is included in and what is excluded from some entity.
		There are other important aspects of the project boundary besides scope, and it is often useful for the consultant to focus on these aspects instead, to provide a view that is complementary to the project manager’s view.
		Scope Creep can only be viewed through these instruments, may be a useful fiction, but has no independent real existence.
	www.users.globalnet.co.uk /~rxv/projmgt/scopecreep.htm (2333 words)

	Scope creep (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Scope Creep in Project Management refers to uncontrolled changes in a project's scope.
		Typically, the scope increases by adding both new products and new features of already approved products (see feature bloat).
		Because of the tendency to look at only one dimension of a project, scope creep can also result in a project overruning its original budget and schedule, as more is to be done at the same cost and in the same time (which is usually unrealistic, given a stretched original budget and schedule).
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Scope_creep.html (1213 words)

	[No title]
		Determining the “scope of work” begins with the owner, who might commission a financial feasibility study or capital improvement program appropriation, and outline the work to be done in order to determine the project’s overall needs and design criteria.
		Scope creep is the term that architects and engineers use for the inevitable tendency of projects to grow, expand or swell beyond the original intent.
		The impact of this scope creep on successful project delivery can be exponentially greater than anyone understands at the time the ideas are flowing — a hundred seemingly small upgrades can add up to a huge dollar cost when the bill comes due.
	www.djc.com /news/co/11131884.html (1169 words)

	Scope creep and how to draw the line Screenflicker Developments
		Scope creep is probably the worst thing a designer or developer can deal with.
		Let the client know that while the additional scope they are talking about would be fantastic for their project it would cause a time and scheduling issue.
		If the scope creep is an avenue you’d rather not take or don’t know if either of the other approaches would work, you could simply ignore the request and complete the project as outlined in the specs and quote.
	www.screenflicker.com /blog/business/scope-creep (0 words)

	Comment lines: Robert Peterson: Combating scope creep
		Scope creep (also called requirement creep) in project management refers to uncontrolled changes in a project's scope.
		Targeting scope creep early and knowing best practices for enabling an organization to combat it is often a key insight to bringing a project into that 5-15% bracket of solid success.
		My favorite best practice for combating scope creep is an underpinning of agile methodologies, such as Extreme Programming: Test assertion code that is written before the application code can serve as unambiguous, solid requirements.
	www.ibm.com /developerworks/websphere/techjournal/0604_col_peterson/0604_col_peterson.html?ca=drs- (1819 words)

	Seven steps for avoiding scope creep
		The expansion of a project outside of the planned objectives, commonly known as scope creep, is an inherent part of IT development.
		Scope creep can originate from several sources and is a leading cause of project failure when handled poorly.
		The effects of scope creep are not always negative, depending on your situation.
	builder.com.com /5100-6315-1045555.html (886 words)

	Urban Dictionary: scope creep
		Feature creep or scope creep is what happens when a project (usually software) spirals out of control and starts to have features added to it that were not intended, were not in the original design, or were not paid for.
		Feature creep usually results in bad times for the builders of the project as well as the company they work for.
		Feature creep has made its way into the public arena as mission creep, to describe a political or military adventure that has gone out of control in the same way, for the same reasons.
	www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=scope+creep (271 words)

	Scope Creep
		Scope creep is sometimes referred to as feature creep, functionality creep, or requirements creep.
		Controlling scope creep often means control of that fine line between developing a full-featured product that’s bug-free, and delaying a release so long that sales are compromised.
		Scope creep is one of many things we address.
	www.ssiembedded.com /scope-creep.html (764 words)

	Scope Creep in Programme Management
		There are other important aspects of the project boundary besides scope, and it is often useful for the consultant to focus on these aspects instead, to provide a view that is complementary to the project manager’s view.
		And in requirements engineering also, scoping follows the logic of the visual field - it is based on drawing meaningful distinctions and regions across an image or mirror of the requirements (usually known as a model).
		Scope Creep can only be viewed through these instruments, may be a useful fiction, but has no independent real existence.
	www.e-programme.com /articles/progscoping.htm (2241 words)

	Scope creep (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Scope creep is the tendency for the scoop of a project to expand during the project.
		Scope creep is responsible for many bloated systems that run over schedule or are never completed.
		In order to increase the scope of the project tasks will have to be added to the breakdown.
	www.arsmagna.com /portal_guide/node18.html (188 words)

	CertMag.com
		If so, youâve probably dealt with your fair share of âscope creep.â This is the phrase many consultants use to describe a situation in which project goals are altered or expanded so often that the assignment no longer resembles the project they were called in to complete.
		A critical step in preventing scope creep is establishing project objectives at the start of an engagement, in a formal written document or âproject statementâ that both parties agree upon.
		Scope creep is often a result of informality at the beginning of a project, so insist on documentation.
	www.certmag.com /itcissues/oct01/feature_lee.cfm?printversion=1 (1384 words)

	graphpaper.com - The Scope Creep (Site not responding. Last check: )
		“Scope Creep”, also known as “Feature Creep” and “Creeping Featuritis“;, is the tendency of development teams to constantly find opportunities to add new features to a product.
		The “Scope Creep”, seen above, is a creature that we use sometimes at Behavior to let teams in meetings know that we’re straying from our goals and potentially introducing new levels of complexity and cost to a project.
		Having the Scope Creep on hand in brainstorming or functionality meetings is great for gently and humorously reminding the team — and the client — to stay focused on the real user objectives and project scope.
	www.graphpaper.com /2006/04-21_the-scope-creep (757 words)

	Renegade Zen: Dealing with Scope Creep
		For those of you who might not be aware, the term “scope creep” refers to the process whereby a project expands beyond its original remit, usually as a client requests new or added features that were not in the initial proposal.
		Avoiding scope creep is clearly a big topic and one that others have tackled in the past but I’ve decided to take a different tack with this post and concentrate on “dealing” as opposed to “avoiding”.
		At the end of the day dealing with scope creep is a balance between not being taken advantage of, while not taking advantage of your client.
	www.renegadezen.com /blog/dealing-with-scope-creep (0 words)

	KTD Communications - Scope Creep
		Scope (or feature) creep is the surest way to inflate the cost of a project.
		The best way to beat scope creep is to follow a proper documentation sequence.
		By defining objectives and requirements at the beginning of a project, you force yourself to divide the scope of the project into logical phases.
	ktdcommunications.com /terminology/scopecreep.htm (360 words)

	Dale H. Emery - Conversations with Dale - Banish the Scope Creep
		Before my discovery, I had a fuzzy idea of what scope creep is. Scope creep is when the project's requirements slowly grow and grow, until the product bloats, the schedule slips, the project team sags, and the customers wonder whether we'll ever deliver anything.
		Scope creep is about how we manage changes in scope.
		It highlights that scope isn't a fixed boundary line that we must defend at all costs, or a set of 'right' and 'wrong' decisions, but a conscious agreement.
	www.dhemery.com /cwd/2003/04/banish_the_scope_creep.html (549 words)

	Effort Creep
		While scope creep is doing more work than you expected, due to added scope; effort creep is doing more work without added scope.
		In reality, some are effort creep and some are scope creep, while many others lie somewhere in between.
		It's a working relationship that fairly shares the costs of scope creep and effort creep, and avoids squabbling over which is which.
	www.agilekiwi.com /effort_creep.htm (794 words)

	Australian Airgun Forums :: View topic - Scope Creep
		Is scope creep as unpredictable as an earthquake or as inevitable as rain?
		Scope creep is a REALITY.....accentuated by magnum power-plants, poorly machined dovetails or bolt-on receivers, and cheap mounts.
		This is a puerly mechanical problem that causes the scope mounts to move due to the "back-to-front" recoil of the spring when it comes to a sudden stop.
	ausairgun.hunters-hut.com /forum/viewtopic.php?t=21 (466 words)

	Free Articles Zone :
		‘Scope creep’ may be drastic or may be not.
		If ever you are faced whether to use ‘scope creep’ and distract the primary goal or stick with it, the unanimous choice must be the latter.
		Scope Creep and your Website By Maricon Williams In simple words, ‘scope creep’ happens when the scope or focus of a site changes due to improvements.
	www.free-articles-zone.com /publish.php?id=3353 (917 words)

	scope creep - Adwords Research by Velocityscape
		Information Security Glossary - Scope Creep is the expression used by project managers and/or vendors who are under pressure to constantly deliver in excess...
		Scope management - avoiding scope creep - Free Article at The...
		For a very large number of participants in our workshops "scope creep" is at...
	www.googspy.com /SearchTerm.aspx?id=312363 (268 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)