What is Scope Creep Rate?
Growth in project scope beyond the original plan.
How to calculate it
Calculate Scope Creep Rate as: (Added scope / Original scope) × 100. Pull the inputs from your connected data and track the trend over time in your dashboard.
Examples
Example 1
Scope grew from 100 to 118 story points -> 18% scope creep; tighten change control.
Example 2
Scope grows from 100 to 118 story points -> 18% scope creep; most came from one stakeholder's late requests, pointing to a change-control gap.
Why it matters
Scope creep rate measures growth in project scope beyond the original plan and flags weaknesses in planning and change control. Uncontrolled scope expansion is a leading cause of late, over-budget projects. Not all scope change is bad, however, so the metric should prompt investigation rather than automatic alarm.
Benchmark context
Lower is better; set a tolerance band and treat breaches as a trigger to review change-control discipline, not necessarily a failure.
Common pitfalls
Not all scope change is bad.
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