WK6 - Analyzing Scope Creep

We all know projects that he have around the house. Several years back I was planning and redesigned the master bathroom. I set aside the money and took time off from work so that I could complete the project over a four-day period. While I was planning this project the wife, and I decided what needed to be complete on the project. Sometimes during the second day the wife came up to me and wanted to change something’s that I had not planned. Since my wife was the stakeholder on this project I had to readjust the triple constraint of the project, both the time and money needed to be adjusted in order to complete the project. As one of our resources, this week mentions about “scope creep which is the primary cause of cost and time. Changes need to occur due to a change in vision, needs of the customer, or a sudden change in the budget” (Lynch & Roecker, 2007 p. 96). In order to complete the project, the wife had to wait until the weekend before I was able to finish the project. My wife (the stakeholder) would have to put up with the bathroom being in disarray before I could finish the project. What I could have done differently was take some more time off and also estimate more funding for any further project around the house to anticipate changes that could occur during the next project.

Lynch, M. M., & Roecker, J. (2007). Project managing e-learning: A handbook for successful design, delivery, and management. London: Routledge. Copyright by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Reprinted by permission of Taylor & Francis Group, LLC via the Copyright Clearance Center.