your worth or also being excited about the idea, you, as the project manager, allow the idea to be added to the scope of the project. then, before you know it, you’re over budget, over time, and wondering just where the hell it all went off the rails.
scope creep is an animal all projects, regardless of size, have to face. it can kill them dead if it’s allowed to, but with careful management and by keeping a firm grasp of the actual requirements of the project, it can be tamed. it can even become useful, providing ideas and features that take a project from mediocre to something special. it’s a 