In 2018, more than 50 percent of the projects completed by 5,400 project managers experienced scope creep, according to a report by the Project Management Institute. As projects change, scope creep ...

Imagine a real estate agent helping a couple find a new home. One person wants to be located in Lakeview; the other is persistent on a spot in the West Loop. They want a 3-bedroom and have a long list ...

Poll a group of IT managers and consultants and ask them if the tasks required to complete a project were exactly the same as those outlined in the original action plan. The answer will be a ...

Almost every sport uses a defined boundary. The playing area, whether it is a football field, basketball court, or baseball diamond, is clearly defined and understood by all athletes who play the game ...

The two best ways to manage changes to the scope of the project are through proper communication and contract procedures Remember the movie, “The Blob?” The Blog inched along, sucking up everything in ...

Large projects have a tendency to incorporate scope creep almost by inheritance. The small details of one of the many facets of the project are easily overlooked. In this example, the small details ...

Pulling off a large-scale project isn’t easy. The Project Management Institute’s 2018 Pulse of the Profession report estimated that poor project performance is responsible for 9.9% waste per dollar.

Scope creep is something that can sneak up on you when you are working on a project in the garden. If you are unfamiliar with the term, it is often used in project management to describe when the ...

When a client asks for design alterations, perhaps requiring a structural condition assessment (SCA), your firm’s professional liability can increase significantly. Here is a fictional, but ...