What is Project Scope Management?
Scope refers to all the work involved in creating the products of the project and the processes used to create them. It defines what is or is not to be done. Deliverables are products produced as part of a project, such
as hardware or software, planning documents, or meeting minutes.
The project team and stakeholders must have the same understanding of what products will be produced as a result of a project and how they’ll be produced.
Project Scope Management Processes (five processes) defined in PMBOK
1. Project scope initiation
2. Scope Planning
3. Scope definition
4. Scope verification
5. Scope change control
Project Scope Management Processes
1. Initiation: beginning a project or continuing to the next phase
2. Scope planning: developing documents to provide the basis for future project decisions
3. Scope definition: subdividing the major project deliverables into smaller, more manageable components
4. Scope verification: formalizing acceptance of the project scope
5. Scope change control: controlling changes to project scope
Project Initiation
- The first step in initiating projects is to look atthe big picture or strategic plan of an organization
- Strategic planning involves determining long-termbusiness objectives
Scope Verification and Scope Change Control
• It is very difficult to create a good scope statement and WBS for a project
• It is even more difficult to verify project scope and minimize scope changes
• Many software projects suffer from scope creep and poor scope verification
Project Scope
• Describe the difference between product scope (i.e., the features and functions that must support the solution) and project scope (i.e., the deliverables and activities that support project methodology).
• Apply several tools and techniques for defining and managing the project’s scope.