--- title: What 700+ Projects Taught Me About Scoping Software the... description: After delivering 700+ software projects, the author argues that most project failures stem from poor scoping rather than poor coding. Four recurring scoping... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/what-700-projects-taught-me-about-scoping-software-the-right-way-u5ikvu45i twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: What 700+ Projects Taught Me About Scoping Software the Right Way | daily.dev og:description: After delivering 700+ software projects, the author argues that most project failures stem from poor scoping rather than poor coding. Four recurring scoping... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/what-700-projects-taught-me-about-scoping-software-the-right-way-u5ikvu45i og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/U5IkVu45i.png og:image:alt: What 700+ Projects Taught Me About Scoping Software the Right Way og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # What 700+ Projects Taught Me About Scoping Software the Right Way **[Medium](https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary After delivering 700+ software projects, the author argues that most project failures stem from poor scoping rather than poor coding. Four recurring scoping mistakes are identified: scoping the solution instead of the problem, treating the happy path as the full scope, leaving integrations vague, and confusing stakeholder agreement with genuine alignment. The author advocates for a discovery-first approach — a deliberate two-week phase to pressure-test assumptions before committing to a plan — and shares a six-question scoping checklist used before quoting real work. The core message: speed in delivery is a downstream effect of upfront clarity. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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