Confessions of an IT Manager_Phil Factor

Section III: Software Projects: the Good, the Bad and the Pitiful 103
Don't be a pioneer
Let's take a look at each in turn.
Define your scope and stick to it
Scope-creep is a euphemism for the stacking of requirements on a
development project that looks like a runner in the corporate environment.
Until a project gets sign off, it is generally ignored within the enterprise, but
afterwards it becomes the focus of frenzied attention. From a management
viewpoint, it could be the company's last chance to achieve business
efficiencies through technology.
From the IT management perspective, resisting the pressure to turn a
molehill into a mountain is difficult. Imagine yourself being in charge of a
lifeboat, beating away the drowning with an oar to prevent the boat from
sinking. When you try to argue that the addition of functionality cannot be
achieved without resources, you have a similar reaction to deliberately bashing
someone's fingers with an oar. The rejection of new changes into your project