1.

Purpose of scope

Focus the efforts needed to rally all the

resources necessary for the project
Project scope management ensures that
only the works necessary to complete the
project are undertaken
Describes all the work necessary for
successful delivery of the product

2.

What scope entails

Project scope statement identifies the

deliverables for the project
Defines the work necessary to create the
various deliverables of a project
Product scope statement is an indication of
the characteristics and attributes to be
found in the deliverables that the project is
creating
Product scope is then evaluated against
stakeholders requirements
Project scope is evaluated against the
bunch of plans that make up the overall
project plan

3.

Establishing the scope

Iterations are involved with the project

scope being defined broadly at first and
through progressive elaboration, for
refinements to take place eventually
Following the completion of project scope
planning, a project scope statement and
the project scope management plan are
created
Project scope statement describes what the
project is all about
Project scope management plan allows the
project manager to work hand in hand
with the five project management
processes

Project manager can rely on expert

judgement to create the scope
management plan, can rely on existing
templates, forms, standards and other
organizational assets for guidance in
developing the scope management plan
Scope management plan provides
guidance to the project team on how the
necessary scope of work is to be managed,
and how changes or variations
Provides guidance on how likely scope
changes are to be expected when the
project starts, and how much the scope is
allowed to change, as the project moves
towards completion, the likelihood of
changes is lessened
Provides guidance on the costs aspects
relating to changes and the limits within
which changes are disallowed or allowed
with exceptional reasons

4.

Provide guidance on four areas of work

Informs all parties of the various deadlines

when important milestones and decisions
have to be made, provides initial guidance
on
Nature and type of work that the project
includes
Provides guidance on creating the follow
up work breakdown structure, sets out in
greater details the numerous components,
actions and activities that the project
includes highlights the process required
for checking and formally accepting the
various project deliverables by the client
How change requests are to be submitted
and assessed

5.

Scope Definition