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 ...

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 ...

Zeus Kerravala is the founder and principal analyst with ZK Research, and provides a mix of tactical advice to help his clients in the current business climate and long-term strategic advice. When IT ...

The Federal Government has been slammed for quietly expanding access to stored metadata in what opponents call the first example of "scope creep" in data retention laws. Claire Reilly was a video host ...

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 ...

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 ...

When a small project grows, you may face compensatory and consequential damages. Like poison ivy on a job site in the summer, an architect’s legal obligations to the owner can sometimes grow overnight ...

For creative and digital agencies, there’s one silent profit-killer that creeps into projects more often than you think, and it’s hiding in plain sight. Scope creep, the gradual expansion of work ...

It’s happened to the best of us, whether we are freelance or full-time. You do your best to pin down and agree to a schedule, a fee, a job description … and before you know it, the project has ...

Steven Knight, an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, is a partner in Mosaic Home Services Ltd., a group of nine home improvement businesses. We asked Steven how he ...