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Scope creep is the uncontrolled expansion of a project's scope. This occurs for a variety of reasons including low quality requirements, project management lapses or circumvention of project management controls by stakeholders such as the project sponsor.
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Type | | Definition | Uncontrolled change to a project's scope. | Examples | Unmanaged additions of new requirements.
Overly broad interpretations of existing requirements.Incorporation of undocumented assumptions and expectations as requirements. | Related Concepts | |
Project Management
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A list of common project risks.
A list of basic project management techniques.
A definition of workaround with examples.
A list of project branding techniques.
An overview of project stakeholder management with examples.
A definition of action plan with examples.
The primary types of cost overrun.
The definition of document control with examples.
A guide to project oversight.
A definition of design driven development with examples.
A list of common project risks.
A list of common project stakeholders.
A list of common business risks.
The difference between a risk and an issue.
The five things that can be done about risk.
The definition of secondary risk with examples.
A guide to creating a risk register with an example.
A definition of risk perception with examples.
The common types of implementation.
A reasonably complete guide to project risk management.
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