Tag: scope management tools
The Scope Creep Survival Guide: How I Saved a $2.3M Project (And My Sanity)
Picture this: You’re three months into what should be a straightforward six-month digital transformation project. The budget is healthy, the team is motivated, and stakeholders seem aligned. Then it happens. The dreaded coffee-break conversation that changes everything. “Oh, and can we just add a mobile app version too? Shouldn’t be too hard, right?” This is…
The Hidden Art of Saying No: How Toyota’s Scope Discipline Built an Empire
“The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.” – William James Picture this: You’re sitting in a boardroom at Toyota in 1950. The company is struggling, nearly bankrupt, and everyone has ideas to save it. Build luxury cars! Enter the motorcycle market! Diversify into electronics! But Kiichiro Toyoda, the founder’s son, does something…