Project Scope Management 1 Project integration processes Scope

Project Scope Management 1

Project integration processes Scope Management 2

The term scope refer to: • Product scope: – Features and functions of the product, service or result • Project scope: – The work that needs to be done to deliver the result (product or service) with the specified features and functions – This includes technical work, administrative work, training work, etc. 3

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Develop standardized scope management procedures Organizing the efforts of managing scope 5

What is Scope management includes the processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required, and only the work required, to complete the project successfully. 6

• Managing the project scope is primarily concerned with defining and controlling what is and is not included in the project. 7

WH • Why: the process of defining the scope is the base of succeeding in defining it • What: develop a clear workflow to in order to capture the scope successfully • When: initiation and planning phase • Results: SOPs (standard operating procedures) • Who: project management and quality team 8

• You need to have well-defined procedures, templates and roles to successfully capture project scope • Establishing standardized policies and procedures helps guiding the effort of managing scope and improves success potential • It facilitates learning and experience sharing 9

Project Scope Management • Collect requirements • Define scope • Create WBS • Verify scope • Control scope 10

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• The scope management is preceded by a planning effort by the project management team • The output is the scope management plan. • The scope management plan provides guidance on how project scope will be defined, documented, verified, managed and controlled. 12

Artifact: Scope management plan • The scope management plan provides guidance on how project scope will be defined, documented, verified, managed and controlled. • You can reuse the procedures for certain category of projects, and adapt them as necessary 13

Artifact: Scope management plan - content • Templates used in performing scope activities • Roles and responsibilities • Well-defined processes: – Requirement and scope definition – scope review – Scope verification and acceptance criteria – Scope change management 14

Share • The team needs to be involved in creating the procedures • Educate the team on how and why to use the procedures • Templates are accessible to project team members 15

• References: – PMBOK® Guide, fourth edition. 16