Project Management

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Project Management PMBOK

• Scope Creep
• About one of the main reasons for projects to
  fail.
• Dr Marc Conrad
• Office D104 Park Square
• Marc.Conrad_at_beds.ac.uk

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Scope Creep What is it?

• Scope creep is defined as adding features and
  functionality (project scope) without addressing
  the effects on time, costs, and resources, or
  without customer approval. (PMBOK)
• Other definitions
• Scope creep is the piling up of small changes
  that by themselves are manageable, but in
  aggregate are significant.
• http//management.about.com/cs/projectmanagement/a
  /PM101.htm
• Scope creep refers to the change in a project's
  scope after the project work has started.
  Typically, the scope expands by the addition of
  new features to an already approved feature
  list.
• http//www.mariosalexandrou.com/definition/scope-c
  reep.asp

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Scope Creep Possible reasonshttp//kuntalthakor
e.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/scope-creep-how-should-
project-manager-deal-with-it

• Poor implementation of change control.
• Incomplete gathering of requirements before
  project execution begins.
• Insufficient involvement of critical stakeholders
  (including customer)
• Lack of support from executive sponsor and
  enforcement power in project manager

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Central to avoid Scope Creep, is the process
Verify Scope
Inspection is an essential part of Project
Management
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How to avoid Scope Creep

• Seven steps to avoid Scope Creep
• http//articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11
  -1045555.html
• Eight Tips on How to Manage Feature Creep
• http//sixrevisions.com/project-management/eight-t
  ips-on-how-to-manage-feature-creep/
• Ten Ways to Stop Scope Creep in Your Web Design
  Project
• http//www.clecompte.com/stop-scope-creep-web-desi
  gn-project
• Illustrations of Scope Creep
• http//images.google.co.uk/images?qscope20creep
  

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Summary

• Scope Creep is one of the main reasons why
  projects fail.
• A variety of reasons can be responsible for scope
  creep.
• Scope verification is key.
• The Internet is full with links about Scope Creep.