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TERM-049Structural

Scope Creep

The gradual expansion of responsibilities without corresponding adjustment to capacity or authority. Scope creep happens one "quick ask" at a time. By the time it's visible, the role has become unsustainable and the person filling it is either burned out or checked out.

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