Any endeavor that has a well-defined objective and often involves proper and timely utilization of resources can be properly managed by employing sound project management techniques. But more often than not, when after implementing a structured project management approach there will be some barriers that continue to hinder the progress of the project. These barriers might be in the form of a sudden change in the scope of a project or might also be in the form of insufficient human resources available at hand. Sometimes, the company executing the project might not get the required hardware on time to start the testing of the project deliverables. Thus, there are several external factors that play a major role in hindering the progress of the project. The changing project scope is one of the most commonly encountered problems by the project executor. At the start of the design phase of the project, the customer and the service provider might have agreed to a particular scope of work. But as the project develops, customer finds that the output generated is not up to their requirements. At this stage, they ask the service provider to include certain things that were not part of the
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