![]() After all, it’s what you’ll use to schedule work and drive project decisions if tough choices need to be made to meet the project deadline. The more accurate your estimate, the better. The time you spend in meetings or holding a stakeholder’s hand through the process counts too. Be sure to bring your team into the discussion and look beyond task hours. That’s because a short deadline requires more resources to get the work done on time.Ī detailed scope document provides the perfect foundation for understanding your project’s time constraint because you can use it to build out a project estimate. In project management, most folks know, if you want a project done fast, it’s gonna cost you-especially if you’re not willing to bend on the scope. ![]() Monitoring scope changes enables you to discuss trade-offs early and make necessary adjustments before your project gets off course. You’ll either need to extend the deadline or assign more people to the work, increasing project costs. That way everyone knows what “done” looks like, and you have a project truth to refer back to if the scope starts to creep.Īdding more features can stretch a project’s time and budget constraints. That’s why it’s important to define-and document-project goals and requirements before work begins. Before you know it, “just one more thing” has turned into a completely different project deliverable. ![]() ![]() Scope creep has a funny way of sneaking up on you. Let’s dig a little deeper into each project constraint. ![]()
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