Scope Creep

Part II of the PM Halloween survival guide takes on shape-shifting requirements and dependencies that won’t stay resolved, with practical defenses for each.

Projects misbehave because people behave normally — Ronald B. Smith explains why experienced PMs stop being surprised and start building systems that bend without breaking.

Learn word-for-word scripts for handling scope creep, missed deadlines, executive pushback, and team performance issues as a project manager.

Discover the spooky parallels between Halloween and project management, from scope creep monsters to ghosted team members, in this fun survival guide for PMs.

Introduction Scope or requirements creep is the uncontrolled and often unmanageable growth of a project’s original requirements. According to a study done by the Project Management Institute, about 50% of […]

I was working for an IT services company in early 2000. The much-dreaded Y2K problem had just passed without giving us too much trouble, and we had gotten a big […]

I regularly conduct PMP training workshops. About one hour in, I discuss project stakeholders, and almost always the same question comes up: What is the difference between the project manager […]

Projects are essential to all organizations’ goals and objectives. Successful project completions according to targeted purposes account for optimum company performance. But only through a robust project management plan can […]

Two frequently and widely used charts in projects using Agile frameworks are the Burndown and Burnup Charts. These can be generated at the Iteration (Sprint) level or Release level. You […]