Scope Creep: Damned If I Do, Damned if I Don’t

 

While everyone likes to share successes, let’s discuss the reality of software development. Projects are messy with lots of competing interests and challenges. One of these challenges that comes up often is scope creep. As software developers, we can be pulled in many different directions to not only help make the best product that we can, but stay focused on the scope of what’s expected. Sometimes your job feels like: “Damned If I Do, Damned If I Don’t”. Let’s discuss the reality of the situation and some techniques and tools to help.

Session Outline:

  1. Introduction:  Some projects & experiences with scope creep I’ve had as a developer
  2. Scope Creep: who are the guilty parties, what are the signs, why it happens and when it's most likely
  3. Solutions:  Tips/tricks to help if you are in this situation --  Ideas on how to help avoid scope creep in the future -- Reach out and let me know if they work!
  4. Q&A 

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Justin Grammens is a lifelong learner and passionate about how the intersection of the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence will impact our lives.

He is the Founder and CEO of Lab651, where he helps companies develop devices and software that generates data that uses mobile, edge, and cloud computing applications to understand their equipment, customers, and products. He is the owner of Recursive Awesome where his team applies Machine Learning to build smarter and more intelligent products. He is the owner of IoT Weekly News, and a cofounder of AppliedAI and Captovation, the host of the Conversations on AppliedAI Podcast, and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Saint Thomas.

A proven leader and builder of technology, Justin speaks regularly at meetups, conferences, and on the Lab651 and AppliedAI YouTube channels. Grammens was named one of the (Real) Power 50 by Minnesota Business Magazine, speaks at countless technology conferences, co-launched Minnesota’s first Internet of Things Hack Day where inventors compete to build the best Internet-enabled product in 12 hours. He is a mentor to students of all ages through CoderDojo Twin Cities and Macalester College's MacStartups program. Most importantly, he is blessed to have a loving wife and two amazing boys who are the light of his life.