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 ...

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 ...

Almost every sport uses a defined boundary. The playing area, whether it is a football field, basketball court, or baseball diamond, is clearly defined and understood by all athletes who play the game ...

The two best ways to manage changes to the scope of the project are through proper communication and contract procedures Remember the movie, “The Blob?” The Blog inched along, sucking up everything in ...

Scope creep is something that can sneak up on you when you are working on a project in the garden. If you are unfamiliar with the term, it is often used in project management to describe when the ...

Let’s say you have an idea to build a website for parents of current students. (I’m not saying it’s a good or bad idea. It’s just an example.) The site would provide all of the information that ...

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 ...