Mission Creep

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Strategy

Foundational Lexiconscope expansion
Executive Parlanceobjective drift
Scholarly Discoursemandate inflation
Babel ZenithMission Creep
Origin: Military/Management

Etymology & Meaning

Gradual expansion of a mission beyond its original scope.

In the Boardroom

A simple project becoming an enterprise transformation.

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