Scope Management
Scope Management
Joshua Griffin
Herzing University
Scope Management describes the processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required, and only the work required, to complete the project successfully. It consists of initiation, scope planning, scope definition, scope verification, and scope change control. What does it involve?Also, what 's its true benefits?
Scope Management can also be described as strategic plan used to ensure that all the required work and only the required work is performed to complete the project successfully. This is accomplished by defining and controlling what is included in the project and what is not. What 's included in true scope management is listed as follows :
1. Collect requirements (or initiation) - Collect the requirements for the project based on the stakeholders ' needs, which will determine the project scope.
2. Define scope - Develop the description for the project and its products, which is the basis for the project scope.
3. Create the work breakdown structure - Decompose the project deliverables into smaller, more manageable work components. The outcome of this exercise is called the work breakdown structure.
4. Verify scope - Plan how the completed deliverables of the project will be accepted.
5. Control scope - Control changes to the project scope-only the approved changes to the scope should be implemented. (Nowell,2013) The initiation phase involves the collection of the requirements for the project based on the client 's needs and as a result pretty much shapes the scope of the project. In the initiation phase the product description , the plan , the project selection criteria , historical information is acquired . Once all that information is gathered management is able to use their project selection methods and expert judgement to place information into project charters, which are basically a document that formally recognizes the existence of a project and provides
Joshua Griffin
Herzing University
Scope Management describes the processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required, and only the work required, to complete the project successfully. It consists of initiation, scope planning, scope definition, scope verification, and scope change control. What does it involve?Also, what 's its true benefits?
Scope Management can also be described as strategic plan used to ensure that all the required work and only the required work is performed to complete the project successfully. This is accomplished by defining and controlling what is included in the project and what is not. What 's included in true scope management is listed as follows :
1. Collect requirements (or initiation) - Collect the requirements for the project based on the stakeholders ' needs, which will determine the project scope.
2. Define scope - Develop the description for the project and its products, which is the basis for the project scope.
3. Create the work breakdown structure - Decompose the project deliverables into smaller, more manageable work components. The outcome of this exercise is called the work breakdown structure.
4. Verify scope - Plan how the completed deliverables of the project will be accepted.
5. Control scope - Control changes to the project scope-only the approved changes to the scope should be implemented. (Nowell,2013) The initiation phase involves the collection of the requirements for the project based on the client 's needs and as a result pretty much shapes the scope of the project. In the initiation phase the product description , the plan , the project selection criteria , historical information is acquired . Once all that information is gathered management is able to use their project selection methods and expert judgement to place information into project charters, which are basically a document that formally recognizes the existence of a project and provides
Cited: Newell. M. (2002). Preparing for Project Management Professional (2nd ed). New York: AMACOM. williams , J. (n.d.). Advantages and disadvantages in a managing project scope development in a matrix organization. Retrieved from http://smallbusiness.chron.com/advantages-disadvantages-managing-project-scope-development-matrix-organization-34210.html