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Scope Creep Cost Calculator
Scope creep is the silent profit killer. Enter your recent projects and see exactly how much unmanaged scope expansion is costing your agency.
Your projects
24
Used to annualize the scope creep cost
+45h over (38%)
+15h over (19%)
+80h over (40%)
The damage
Annual Scope Creep Cost
$168,000
Based on 24 projects/year at $7,000 avg overage per project
Total Overage Hours
+140h
across 3 projects
Average Overrun
+35%
above budgeted hours
Monthly Cost
$14,000
in absorbed scope creep
Over Budget
3/3
projects exceeded budget
Worst Offender
Project C
+40% over — $12,000 lost
Project A+38% ($6,750)
Project B+19% ($2,250)
Project C+40% ($12,000)
Why scope creep happens
- Vague scope definitions that leave room for interpretation
- No change request process — extras get absorbed into the original budget
- Client relationships where saying "no" feels risky
- Poor time tracking that hides overruns until after the project ends
- Fixed-fee projects without hour budgets or burn-down visibility
- The average agency project runs 27% over budget (Hinge Research, 2024)
See scope creep before it hits your margin
Real-time project burn-down charts. Budget alerts. Change request workflows.