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project management
Project management is the process of leading the work of a team to achieve all project goals within the given constraints. This information is usually described in project documentation, created at the beginning of the development process. T ...
, scope statements can take many forms depending on the type of project being implemented and the nature of the organization. The
scope
Scope or scopes may refer to:
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statement details the project deliverables and describes the major objectives. The objectives should include measurable success criteria for the project.
Overview
A scope statement should be written before the
statement of work and it should capture, in very broad terms, the product of the project (e.g., ''"developing a software based system to capture and track orders for software"''). A scope statement should also include the list of users using the product, as well as the features in the resulting product.
Contents
As a baseline scope statements should contain:
*The
project charter
*The
project owner
In project management, an executive or project executive is a person who has ultimate responsibility for a project, and is a role defined in the recognized project management framework PRINCE2. It is appointed by the customer during the start of ...
,
sponsors, and
stakeholders
*The
problem statement
A problem statement is a concise description of an issue to be addressed or a condition to be improved upon. It identifies the gap between the current (problem) state and desired (goal) state of a process or product. Focusing on the facts, the prob ...
*The project goals and
objectives
*The project requirements
*The project
deliverables
*The project non-goals (what is out of scope)
*
Milestone
A milestone is a numbered marker placed on a route such as a road, railway line, canal or boundary. They can indicate the distance to towns, cities, and other places or landmarks; or they can give their position on the route relative to so ...
s
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Cost estimates
In more project oriented organizations the scope statement could also contain these and other sections:
*Project scope management plan
*Approved
change request
A change request (aka Change Control Request, or CCR) is a document containing a call for an adjustment of a system; it is of great importance in the change management process.
Purpose and elements
A change request is declarative, i.e. it state ...
s
*Project assumptions and risks
*Project acceptance criteria
The
Project Management Institute (PMI) defines the project scope statement to include
*the description of the project scope,
*major deliverables,
*assumptions, and
*constraints.
and is part of the project scope baseline.
[A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, 5th Edition , p. 131.]
See also
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Scope (project management)
In project management, scope is the defined features and functions of a product, or the scope of work needed to finish a project. Scope involves getting information required to start a project, including the features the product needs to meet its ...
References
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