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Project Management: Preventing Scope Creep

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Learn how to identify and prevent scope creep.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Dealing with it
1. Identify Scope Creep
  • Contrasting scope and requirements
  • Defining scope creep
  • Avoiding gold plating
2. Causes of Scope Creep
  • Avoiding vague project expectations
  • Identifying inadequate project requirements
  • Underselling customers leads to scope creep
  • Avoiding a weak project scope definition
  • Leveraging scope boundaries to ensure stakeholder alignment
3. Prevention Best Practices
  • Practicing strong project management to deter scope creep
  • Clarifying project requirements
  • Developing scope baseline
  • Implementing a change control system
4. Case Study
  • Setting clear expectations for your project
  • Anticipating change for your project
  • Guaranteeing project satisfaction
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Oliver Yarbrough

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