Term that refers to uncontrolled changes in the scope of a project. These changes may be due to the fact that, from the beginning of the project, its scope was not well defined or documented, or that in the face of insistent changes from the client, scope limitations are not known to be defended.
Scope creep often results in exceeding the budget and / or schedule assigned to the project.
Other names:
scope corruption, laundry syndrome, scope slippage