Scope Creep of a Different Kind
Scope Creep of a Different Kind By Literal Thinking Scope creep is often the bane of every project manager’s existence. High on project managers’ hate lists are the project sponsors, business process owners, and...
Category: Scope Change Control
How Should the Project Manager Deal with Scope Creep?
How Should the Project Manager Deal with Scope Creep? By Kuntal Thakore Every project has (or should have) a set of deliverables, an assigned budget, and an expected closure time. There are agreed upon...
Managing Project Scope
Managing Project Scope (#30 in the Hut Introduction to Project Management) By JISC infoNet In any project there are likely to be changes to the original plan during the course of the project. The...
How to Control Changes to The Project
How to Control Changes to The Project (#5 in the series How to Control a Project) By Michael D. Taylor Changes to the project management plan are inevitable. Rarely does a project manager finish...
How to Recover from Unacceptable Variances Arising from the Project Plan
How to Recover from Unacceptable Variances Arising from the Project Plan (#4 in the series How to Control a Project) By Michael D. Taylor When an unacceptable variance from the project management plan arises...
Go/No-Go Control – Project Control Techniques
Go/No-Go Control – Project Control Techniques (#2 in the series How to Control a Project) By Michael D. Taylor Having a project management plan will not always ensure having effective project control. Without a...
Project Change Management Tips
Project Change Management Tips By Dave Nielsen There are two knowledge areas that will determine how well the product you build will satisfy the needs it was built to meet. The first is requirements...
The Positive Side of Scope Creep
The Positive Side of Scope Creep By Meade Rubenstein You often hear complaints from developers and project managers about scope creep in a project. This is often pointed to as the #1 cause of...
Preventing Scope Inflation
Preventing Scope Inflation By Barry Otterholt Scope inflation is what happens when work grows beyond the minimum required to get the job done. It results in cost and schedule overruns, quality compromises, and disengaged...
Managing Scope in Project Management
Managing Scope in Project Management By John Filicetti After the basics of managing the schedule, managing scope is the most important activity required to control a project. Many project failures are not caused by...
