Project Scope Validation: Why 30 Billion Projects Become 60 Billion

"Just one more feature and it'll be perfect" A common phrase in month 3 project meetings. At first it was just one button, one report. Thought it was a "simple addition." But 6 months later, projec...

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"Just one more feature and it'll be perfect" A common phrase in month 3 project meetings. At first it was just one button, one report. Thought it was a "simple addition." But 6 months later, project budget doubled and schedule extended by a year. Seemed like a small addition at first, But when actually progressing, unexpected tasks appear one after another. "This needs to be done, that too" and scope keeps expanding. A PM who resigned left an impressive comment: "We were building a bicycle and ended up building a spaceship." PMI's 2024 report is shocking. 52% of project failures were due to scope creep, And 73% of such scope changes started as "minor additions." Like slowly putting a frog in boiling water, projects gradually become massive. Why Does Scope Creep Happen? "How can we refuse when the customer wants it?" This is the biggest reason. But there are deeper causes: 1. Ambiguity of Initial Scope "Make a user-friendly UI." What's the range of this requirement? Dark mode? Responsiv

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