manage application of scope controls
SECTION 3: MANAGE APPLICATION OF SCOPE CONTROLS
Activity 3
1. There are a number of scope management issues that need to be addressed. Scope control might help prevent some of these issues. What is scope control?
Change is inevitable and throughout the project life cycle the desire for change comes from different stakeholders. Scope control looks at the influencing factors that create changes to the project scope and how to control the impact of changes through the project Integrated Change Control process. The Change Control processes focuses on:
1. Cataloguing the documented requests and paperwork
2. Tracking the requests through the system
3. Determining the required authorisation levels for varying changes and
4. Supporting the integrated change control policies of the project.
5. Facilitation of scope change to determine changes are agreed upon
6. Determines if scope change has occurred
7. Managing the scope changes as they occur through the project lifecycle.
A balance is required between flexibility and control in an efficient scope and change control process. If the process is too onerous participants may fail to implement correctly however if there is insufficient process change consequences may not be evaluated correctly. This is why the project work definition outlines various responsibilities and associated authority levels.
Project scope control is also used to manage the actual changes when they occur and is integrated with the other control processes. Uncontrolled changes are often referred to as project scope creep. Change is inevitable, thereby mandating some type of change control process. The biggest thing to remember is to communicate to all team members and stake holders during this process. It is wise to institute a formal change control system.
A project scope change control system, documented in the project scope management plan, defines the procedures by which the project scope and product scope can be changed.
Activity 3
1. There are a number of scope management issues that need to be addressed. Scope control might help prevent some of these issues. What is scope control?
Change is inevitable and throughout the project life cycle the desire for change comes from different stakeholders. Scope control looks at the influencing factors that create changes to the project scope and how to control the impact of changes through the project Integrated Change Control process. The Change Control processes focuses on:
1. Cataloguing the documented requests and paperwork
2. Tracking the requests through the system
3. Determining the required authorisation levels for varying changes and
4. Supporting the integrated change control policies of the project.
5. Facilitation of scope change to determine changes are agreed upon
6. Determines if scope change has occurred
7. Managing the scope changes as they occur through the project lifecycle.
A balance is required between flexibility and control in an efficient scope and change control process. If the process is too onerous participants may fail to implement correctly however if there is insufficient process change consequences may not be evaluated correctly. This is why the project work definition outlines various responsibilities and associated authority levels.
Project scope control is also used to manage the actual changes when they occur and is integrated with the other control processes. Uncontrolled changes are often referred to as project scope creep. Change is inevitable, thereby mandating some type of change control process. The biggest thing to remember is to communicate to all team members and stake holders during this process. It is wise to institute a formal change control system.
A project scope change control system, documented in the project scope management plan, defines the procedures by which the project scope and product scope can be changed.