by: Jack Kearins, PMP, 2003 Qtr3

Managing scope creep is a key activity that project managers deal with on every project; yet as sure as the sun rises and sets each day, projects will incur changes, which are usually caused by one or more of the following:

1. Erred in the initial assessment about how to achieve a given end
2. Technology uncertainty
3. Increased project knowledge of client/user or modification of the rules applying to the process of carrying out the project1.

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