Scope Creep can be a danger to any project. Scope creep can happen with the slightest change but its all about how you handle it. An example of project that experienced scope creep is Girl Scouts cookie sales. There were multiple reasons why we experienced scope creep. Some of the reasons are changes council made to the rules of cookie sales, many parents did not attend meetings to receive information about cookie sales, and cookie booths lacked organization. Other leaders and I had to run down parents for cookie sales money and deal with claims of not understanding how cookie sales work. Council even with as far as red flagging individuals and serving parents papers.
If I was project manager, I would make it mandatory for all parents to attend cookie meetings in order for their child to sell cookies. Parents would not be able to receive cookie orders until monies are paid in full.
Every year the leaders and administrative staff gets together and try to think of ways to improve cookie sales and how to combat the problems that we have every year. Our stakeholders (the girls and the parents) have to understand the obligation and responsibility of selling cookies and we need the parents support in making cookie time successful.
Hi Tiara!
ReplyDeleteI liked your idea for your scope creep. It was very interesting to me, because I understand, not that I am a leader but I was in girl scouts when I was younger, and it was very difficult to have everyone sell cookies, because some parents helped and some did not. Any type of scope creep can be difficult, I agree with you on that. I think it is important that you continue to have meetings about how to find ways to improve cookie sales. I enjoyed reading your blog, thank you for sharing.
Beth
You have my sympathies. I like girl scout cookies and I think the kids do a good job selling them. I agree with your solution to make sure the parents pay in full before they start selling them. Often fun projects become quite tedious because creeping issues develop which distract from the main goal.
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