Why would increasing the scope of this project not be a good idea if you are hesitant to do so per the constraints in place, but the project sponsor want to expand on the project since you just finished the charter for a website cloud migration?

The main reason why increasing the scope of the project is not a good idea is primarily because it can result into a scope creep. Scope creep by definition refers to increasing and continuous changes in the projects scope that can affect the overall completion of the project. However, it can be a good thing if it can be managed properly. Scope creep can be a good thing if and only if the changes are minimal and cannot majorly affect the overall progress of the project in terms of costs and timeline. Scope creep can be helpful to address challenges and issues that may have been encountered by the client in the future. Since the anticipated changes are already added, the development can save time and costs.Scope creep is inevitable in the reality of the project the development however it can be managed through the control process.

To discuss further, you can manage scope creep by:

·       Monitoring the project's progress and comparing it o the baseline scope to determine the difference of the current project to the original plan

·       Determine the root cause of the project changes

·       Carefully evaluating the change requests

·       Manage all the change requests via Perform Integrated Change Control process