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BOUNDARIES-AT-WORK5 MIN READ

Client site: the scope-creep wall

Identify the visual cue that shows a scope change is entering work without tradeoff or approval.

The sponsor says the extra items should be quick. Where is the boundary risk in this client workshop? Sponsor's hand moving new sticky notes into the active delivery lane Correct. This is the moment a candidate idea is becoming committed work without change control, tradeoff, or approval. Consultant laptop on the workshop table Not the core issue. Capturing notes is useful; the risk is accepting new scope without a visible decision. Implementation team standing near the board Plausible, but incomplete. The team presence is not the violation; the principle breaks when new work enters the committed lane. Empty space beside…

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