Quote Originally Posted by EddyCurrent View Post
The term "Mission creep" springs to mind.

Edit: Jim your original 'rough diagram' did not do your machine justice, it's quite a bit better than that.
There is always mission creep...... :) though in my experience with IT projects the term "mission creep" is usually applied when the requirement gathering/scoping stage has not been fully completed!

Looking back I guess my diagram is a bit lame!