$1.2 million project has started and is going according to schedule. A company executive decides to add specific deliverables. Which of the following BEST defines how the project has just been…

The correct answer is C. Scope creep. Scope creep (C) is the uncontrolled expansion of a project's scope after work has begun, typically without corresponding adjustments to time, cost, or resources, and without going through formal change control. An executive unilaterally adding deliverables to an in-progress…

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$1.2 million project has started and is going according to schedule. A company executive decides to add specific deliverables. Which of the following BEST defines how the project has just been influenced?

Options

ARisk event
BConstraint reprioritization
CScope creep
DContinuous requirements gathering

How the community answered

(40 responses)

A
5% (2)
B
3% (1)
C
90% (36)
D
3% (1)

Explanation

Scope creep (C) is the uncontrolled expansion of a project's scope after work has begun, typically without corresponding adjustments to time, cost, or resources, and without going through formal change control. An executive unilaterally adding deliverables to an in-progress project is the textbook definition of scope creep. A Risk Event (A) is an uncertain future occurrence, not a deliberate management decision. Constraint Reprioritization (B) refers to shifting the priority among the triple constraints (time, cost, scope) - it does not describe adding new scope. Continuous Requirements Gathering (D) is a planned, iterative approach used in agile or hybrid projects to progressively elaborate requirements - it is structured and intentional, not an unplanned executive addition.

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