The Uncontrollable Project
I cannot think of a project that has gotten uncontrollable
or one that has suffered from scope creep. However, while reading the text all
I could think about was when I waited tables. Moreover, waiting tables is very
difficult and the more you have the worse. Of course you want to do a great job
because tips are how you make the most if your money. However, if the host is
relentless, then making money and doing your job right becomes more and more
difficult. This means that you have more and more tables to handle and more
demanding customers.
To use my waiting tables experience, I would think that scope
creep would come onto a project in much the same way because at first it would
not seem like a lot was being added to the project and then all of a sudden, it
would seem like the project was out of hand because all of the extra facets
were added on.
Unlike in waiting tables, to reduce scope creep, the project
manager should create a budget and stick to it. The project manager should also
make sure that limits are set so if things are added after a certain deadline
then it will have to be approved to be accepted and this way it will not sneak
up on the project manager. This will decrease scope creep by only adding the
unavoidable scope and weeding out the avoidable scope.
