WA-SCV Analysis for Scope Creep Management in a Software Project Requirements

Abstract

Scope creep in the case of a project management environment is a profound challenge. Globally, many of the system development project failures are attributed to the scope creep change failures. Many of the earlier studies have discussed the cause and effect analysis, challenges, and gaps in the case of the project scenarios. However, one of the common issues addressed in the organizational elements for project management and scope creep management is about having the right metrics or assessment models that can support sustainable ways of assessing the scope creep. As the scope creep is more attributed to the personal perspectives of the resources, this manuscript provides the scope of the weighted average model of project scope creep analysis scenario. The model proposed in this manuscript is the WA-SCV (weighted average analysis of scope creep variation), wherein the ratings of impact for various project attributes are collected as datasets using the pre-defined weighted average value. The weighted average model discussed in this study is assessed on a case scenario. The results indicate the potential of the proposed model to be used for scope creep analysis.