Project management - Concept
Scope creep
Work gradually expanding beyond what was agreed without matching changes to time, money or priorities
What's it for?
Describes how unplanned extra work can quietly make a project larger, slower or more expensive.
For example…
A website rebuild grows from five pages to a full booking engine without a new budget—classic scope creep
A project agreed to replace payroll gradually acquires requests for expenses, recruitment and performance management without extra budget or time — scope creep
Think of it like…
DIY kitchen job that somehow includes the hallway, then the stairs, until the weekend is gone