Scope Creep

Uncontrolled expansion of project scope without corresponding adjustment of time, cost or resources.

Examples

01Scope creep sets in when the plant manager keeps adding 'small' extras, such as a new canteen, to a line-relocation project.
02At each steering meeting, new requests are checked against the agreed scope to spot scope creep early.
03To stop scope creep, every change must go through a formal change request with its cost and time effect.