Scope creep is something that can sneak up on you when you are working on a project in the garden. If you are unfamiliar with the term, it is often used in project management to describe when the ...

Imagine a real estate agent helping a couple find a new home. One person wants to be located in Lakeview; the other is persistent on a spot in the West Loop. They want a 3-bedroom and have a long list ...

Large projects have a tendency to incorporate scope creep almost by inheritance. The small details of one of the many facets of the project are easily overlooked. In this example, the small details ...

When a client asks for design alterations, perhaps requiring a structural condition assessment (SCA), your firm’s professional liability can increase significantly. Here is a fictional, but ...

When a small project grows, you may face compensatory and consequential damages. Like poison ivy on a job site in the summer, an architect’s legal obligations to the owner can sometimes grow overnight ...

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Although there will always be some changes to projects as they progress, there are a number of steps architects can take to make sure that alterations do not derail the scheme “Scope creep” is a ...