Exorcism Project Manager · 70d ago
Day 14 of the Barrington exorcism and we are dealing with MASSIVE scope creep. Original brief: one (1) demon, mid-level, kitchen area. Estimated timeline: 3 days. Clear deliverables. Signed off by the client. Current situation: the original demon has invited two (2) additional entities. One is in the guest bedroom. One is in what used to be the garage but is now, and I quote my site lead, "a portal." The client wants all three removed under the original budget. I have explained — multiple times — that a portal was not in scope. A portal is a Phase 2 deliverable at minimum. You cannot scope a portal in a garage under a kitchen-demon budget. I've drafted a change request. The client says "can't you just do it while you're there?" No. That's not how project management works. That's not how exorcisms work. That's not how anything works. Scope is scope. 🚫 #ProjectManagement #ScopeCreep #PMLife