In addition to risk mitigation strategies for
scope creep, acceptance of change management and staffing problems, the research uncovers all the most prevalent implementation problems along with proven solutions from TMG's experienced consultants.
Such
scope creep would require additional time to accomplish all the added requirements.
Strengthening these communications will help mitigate the risk of unintended
scope creep.
In an effort to recover from the delays of projects owing to design changes,
scope creep, delay in authority approvals and also to avoid the risks of attracting contractors' claims for extension of time and prolongation costs, clients often push contractors to compress their work completion schedule; forcing them to increasingly add workers, which could potentially delay the project as well.
Mr Haddow wrote: "A major concern is
scope creep and the prospect of endless extensions to the home.
These discussions can allow a sponsor to establish cost estimates and budgets at the onset, where alternatively the lack of these conversations can lead to
scope creep and unexpected costs at the end of a study.
Many organizations fall victim to
scope creep during the procurement process and overbuy software or other technologies that are never fully used--or, in some cases, implemented at all.
There's immediate
scope creep, and everybody wants the world and the sun and stars.
Specific topics include, failure to establish tracking metrics, why projects are hard to kill, IBM's stretch project, causes of
scope creep, and health check life-cycle phases.
An app suffering from
scope creep aims high but misses its target completely.
Another problem with
scope creep is that it lengthens technology deployment time--a complication that food and beverage companies simply can't afford.
The Project Charter protects against uncontrolled
scope creep and the other potential missteps awaiting project teams that begin their work with only a vague or assumed understanding of the project scope and other requirements" (p.
