The scope creep antidote

Scope creep kills sprint margins and client trust. Our antidote is a ritual, not willpower.

The "not in v1" list

Every sprint starts with a written list of things we are not building. Clients sign off on it.

Success metrics upfront

"If we ship X, how do we know it worked?" — one metric, measurable in week one.

Change requests = new scope

Mid-sprint additions get logged. We either swap something out or quote a follow-up — never silently absorb.

The weekly checkpoint

Even in a 7-day sprint, day 4 is a "are we still on scope?" async check. Catching drift early saves the deadline.