What is scope creep?

- Scope creep is the bane…of project managers' existence the world over.…If you've ever added work to your project…without accounting for it in your scheduling budget,…you've been a victim of scope creep.…Unfortunately, it's easy to fall prey…because you usually don't realize it's happening…until it's too late.…That's the nature of scope creep.…But what exactly is it?…Well, in simple terms, scope creep is theft by another name.…In other words, you're stealing money and time…from other areas of your project…to fund your scope escapades.…

Scope creep is officially defined…as the uncontrolled expansion to product or project scope…without adjustments to time, cost, and resources.…Another way of looking at it is,…scope creep requires you to do more work…with the same amount of time and money…as you originally estimated.…You see how this could be a problem?…Working on unauthorized work is risky.…According to the Project Management Institute, PMI,…organizations experience scope creep…on nearly 50% of their projects.…

This can result in a host of unsavory outcomes…