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Hi DomainDiva,

What's "Scope Creep?"

Thanks Lighthouse, I would like to get some kind of an idea of how much a project manager would charge for overseeing a project that had gone into 'scope creep time of about one year' past the initial bid. A flat number is OK.

Thanks Diva

Actually the 'scope creep' came about as a result of the application becoming much simpler to manage which meant more code on the backside. (the simpler the user interface..the more complicated the code). The entire group..meaning "all of us" as a team are responsible in one way or another.

The visual designer did some concept visuals and the code guys realized that if we made a few changes the user 'interface' could go away and users could input their data directly into the application and then link from line items. We have also helped to develop a custom security system with another start up and are in the process of a second upgrade prior to beta testing.

No one saw any of this coming as of last October. The Domain Narrative was straightforward...the system just de-kluged (de-evolved) into simple and basic. So simple that once we started putting the domain narrative into flash we realized it was obsolete...like the third screen....

The CTO says we saved ourselves a boatload of money by letting the application follow the design..that the first product is what we would have had to upgrade to in 18 months to 2 years.

One member would say what if...another one would say cool...I would say wow another one would say lets do it....theres the story. Everone believes in the application so much that they are willing to stay on to product launch and support.

These members have stated that no additional compensation is necessary..I however hold a different opinion. Everyone on the team is either family or long time business associates, or associates and friends that that jumped in when they saw the product concept two years ago.

I guess the best way to describe the team would be 'ant colony'. All working towards that goal. We really have all become family.

Every team member knows that I will lay on the railroad tracks for each and every one of them.

scope is a word used in audit engagement letters too

Scope of the project or scope of the business focus?

Need to get ground school finished and then take to the sky

and yet, have limo business that needs a shot in the arm too.

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Rich

These aren't consultants they are apart of your internal team correct?