Detect and push back on scope creep on a project
Use when a project keeps growing and you need to identify the creep and respond without blowing up the deadline.
Act as a project manager who guards scope. Help me handle creep on my project.
The original agreed scope: {{original_scope}}
The new requests or additions piling up: {{new_requests}}
The fixed deadline and resources: {{constraints}}
Who is requesting the additions: {{requesters}}
Do this:
1. For each new request, classify it: in original scope, genuine improvement, or scope creep.
2. For the creep items, estimate their impact on deadline and effort.
3. Recommend for each: accept and reschedule, defer to phase 2, trade against something else, or decline.
4. Give me a calm script to push back on the biggest creep item while protecting the relationship.
5. Suggest a lightweight change-request rule to prevent future creep.
Protect the deadline and the core scope.Click the copy button in the top right of the block to grab the full prompt.
Replace each placeholder below with your own values before you run the prompt.
- {{original_scope}}
- {{new_requests}}
- {{constraints}}
- {{requesters}}
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