Project 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
Project Scope Management Processes
- Plan Scope Management
- Collect Requirements
- Create WBS
- Validate Scope
- Control Scope
Product Scope
Features and functions that characterize a product, service, or result
Project Scope
Work performed to deliver a product, service, or result with the specified features and functions
- Sometimes viewed as including product scope
Plan Scope Management
Process of creating a scope management plan that documents how the project and product scope will be defined, validated, and controlled
Plan Scope Management Key Benefit
Provides guidance and direction on how scope will be managed throughout the project
Plan Scope Management: Inputs
- Project Charter
- Project Management Plan
- Quality Management Plan
- Project Life Cycle Description
- Development Approach
- Enterprise Environmental Factors
- Organizational Process Assets
Scope Management Plan
A component of the project or program management plan that describes how the scope will be defined, developed, monitored, controlled, and validated
Project Charter
Documents the project purpose, high-level project description, assumptions, constraints, and high-level requirements that the project is intended to satisfy
Quality Management Plan
A component of the project or program management plan that describes how applicable policies, procedures, and guidelines will be implemented to achieve the quality objectives
Development Approach
Method used to create and evolve the product, service, or result during the project life cycle, such as predictive (waterfall), iterative, incremental, agile, or a hybrid method
Plan Scope Management: Tools and Techniques
- Expert Judgment
- Data Analysis
- Alternatives Analysis
- Meetings
Plan Scope Management: Outputs
- Scope Management Plan
- Requirements Management Plan
Requirements Management Plan
A component of the project management plan that describes how project and product requirements will be analyzed, documented, and managed
- a.k.a. Business Analysis Plan
Collect Requirements
Process of determining, documenting, and managing stakeholder needs and requirements to meet objectives
Collect Requirements Key Benefit
Provides the basis for defining the product scope and project scope
Collect Requirements: Inputs
- Project Charter
- Project Management Plan
- Scope Management Plan
- Requirements Management Plan
- Stakeholder Engagement Plan
- Project Documents
- Assumption Log
- Lessons Learned Register
- Stakeholder Register
- Business Documents
- Business Case
- Agreements
- Enterprise Environmental Factors
- Organizational Process Assets
