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1. One of the main reasons for projects to fail.
Ali Al-Hadheri MBA / PMP
aalhadheri@gmail.com

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3.  What is it ?
 Possible reasons .
 Preventing it .
 Dealing with it .
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4.  Scope creep is defined as adding features
and functionality (project scope) without
addressing the effects on time, costs, and
resources, or without customer approval.
(PMBOK)
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5.  Poor implementation of change control.
 Incomplete gathering of requirements before
project execution begins.
 Insufficient involvement of critical stakeholders
(including customer)
 Lack of support from executive sponsor and
enforcement power in project manager
 Weak project manager 
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6.  Commit enough time to requirements-gathering.
 Giving a hand might cost you your arm.
 Once a schedule has been created, assign resources
and determine your critical path using a PERT Chart or
Work Breakdown Structure ( pay attention to changes in
the critical path )
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7.  Shed the “Customer is Always Right” mentality.
 Understand your priorities and the priorities of the project
drivers
 Define your deliverables and have them approved by the
project drivers
 Accept that scope creep will happen and prepare for it (
change request forms … etc ) .
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8.  Differentiate between change request and
GAP
 Study any change based on its effects on
Scope , Cost ( direct and indirect ) , time and
quality . Have a clear approval role by
steering committee .
 Example of change request form 
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10.  Example : SAP ERP implementation.
 How to make sure change is required
 How to manage change …
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11.  When clear picture is not available
 The methodology of project management
should be changed
 Agile project management PMI-ACP
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12.  You can not stop changes 
 You can Control changes 
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