{"id":256,"date":"2008-03-07T10:45:44","date_gmt":"2008-03-07T14:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.AchieveMax.com\/blog\/2008\/03\/07\/project-scope-creep\/"},"modified":"2012-11-07T13:46:48","modified_gmt":"2012-11-07T18:46:48","slug":"project-scope-creep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/achievemax.com\/blog\/2008\/03\/07\/project-scope-creep\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Scope Creep"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Professional<\/a>The AchieveMax\u00ae company\u00a0has been presenting custom-designed seminars for clients all over North America for\u00a0more than\u00a025 years. About ten years ago, one of our clients requested us to develop a custom-designed \u201cProject Management: From Concept to Completion<\/a>\u201d seminar for their specific needs. After developing that initial seminar, we have since custom designed that seminar for numerous clients.<\/p>\n

We are constantly updating our seminars to add value for our clients. A recent request from one of our clients was to focus in on project scope. There are many excellent books on project management in the marketplace. One particular book, Effective Project Management<\/a><\/em> by Wysocki, Beck, and Crane, very clearly addressed the topic of project scope creep.<\/p>\n

The authors stated that \u201cChange is constant\u201d and \u201cto expect otherwise is unrealistic.\u201d We certainly know that since our most popular seminar program is \u201cProductive Chaos: Riding the Wave of Change<\/a>.\u201d With chaotic change occurring in the marketplace, companies and organizations need to maintain and improve their productivity.<\/p>\n

The authors add that \u201cchanges occur for several reasons.\u201d Some examples of change are that \u201cmarket conditions can be dynamic\u201d and \u201ccompetitors can introduce new services.\u201d As a project manager, you have to deal with the changes. This can be a real challenge for a project manager because you may already have your schedule and budget approved by senior management. Now you may be faced with responding to a competitor\u2019s newly introduced product or service. It is essential that you partner with senior management and inform them of the new competitive product and\/or service. By partnering with senior management, you can decide if you should revise your project, including the schedule and budget, to deal with these competitive changes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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