Command and Control: How can project managers prevent scope creep?

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How can project managers prevent scope creep?

Change management and intermediate control of work allows you to control the project scope. If the impact of the change is negative, you should convince the initiator that this change would adversely affect the results, time and budget of the project, and this will prevent him or her from achieving his or her goals. People can propose a change unconsciously with the best of intentions or in pursuit of their goals. You should understand the goals of the stakeholders to influence them. - Elena Nekrasova project manager, Technoserv Consulting, Moscow, Russia

Compare the current week’s total forecast hours to those of the previous week. In my program, I constructed a special screen called “Cost Change View.” The program compares the current quantity of work on engineers’ weekly timesheets with last week’s. It then filters the activities with a difference and displays them alongside the value of the change. Within that special view, I have a column called “Frequency of Appearance,” a number that increments each time a particular activity appears in the special view. When an activity has appeared four or more times, I highlight it in red bold text, which draws the project manager’s attention so he can investigate the cause - James Griffiths senior planning engineer, Babcock, …

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