Scope creep is a data problem

Every 'small ask' leaves a trace. Connecting conversations to engagements makes drift visible before it becomes margin erosion.

Scope creep never arrives as a big request. It arrives as a favor, then a pattern, then a margin problem at renewal time.

Make the drift visible

When client conversations stay attached to the engagement, every small ask leaves a timestamped trace. Aggregate the traces and drift stops being a feeling — it becomes a number you can show the client.

The firms that renegotiate best are not the toughest negotiators. They simply have the record.