Definition
Scope creep is the uncontrolled expansion of a project's requirements after the contract is signed, usually surfacing as change orders.
What a vendor quietly moves to a 'future phase' during scoping resurfaces later as a six-figure change order. The defense is a locked scope with testable acceptance criteria and a commitment ledger that flags anything dropped between proposal versions.
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