Project Scope Management

• 1. Project Scope Management Sectionsof thispresentation wereadapted from A Guideto theProject Management Body of Knowledge 5th Edition, Project Management Institute Inc., 2013

2. Project ScopeManagement Theprocessesrequired to ensurethat theproject includesall the work required, and only thework required, to completetheproject successfully Answersthequestion What will theproject producein theend. 3. Why Do WeManageScope? Cant managescheduleand budget if scopeis out of control (TripleConstraint) Scopedocsareused to manageexpectations TIME COSTSCOPE Quality 4. ScopeManagement Key Points What isscopemanagement Checking to ensurethat oneiscompleting work Saying No to additional work not in thecharter Preventing extrawork/gold plating Work Breakdown Structure(WBS) Foundation of theproject, all planning and controlling isbased on theWBS Identifiesall work to beperformed, if it isnot in theWBSit doesnot need to bedone Graphical pictureof work WBS Estimating Network Diagrams Network Diagrams Staffing Risk 5. How Do WeManageScope? Fiveprocesses 1. Collect Requirements 2. DefineScope 3. CreateWBS 4. Verify Scope 5. Control Scope Collect Requirements Define Scope Create WBS Validate Scope Control Scope 6. Collect Requirements Project Charter Interviews Inputs OutputsTools & Techniques Requirements docs Stakeholder Register Requirements mgmt plan Requirements traceability matrix Collect Requirements Define Scope Create WBS Validate Scope Control Scope Interviews Focus groups Facilitated workshops Group creativity techniques Group decision making techniques Questionnaires and surveys Observations Prototypes Interviews Focus groups Facilitated workshops Group creativity techniques Group decision making techniques Questionnaires and surveys Observations Prototypes 7. Collect Requirements Determineproduct of theproject requirements Makesureall requirementssupport thebusinessneed of the project asdescribed in thecharter 8. DefineScope Project Charter Project Charter Expert judgment Product analysis Alternatives generation Facilitated workshops Observations Inputs Tools & Techniques Requirements traceability matrix Outputs Project Scope Statement Collect Requirements Define Scope Create WBS Validate Scope Control Scope Requirements documentation Stake Holder Register 9. Project ScopeStatement Product scopedescription Product acceptancecriteria Project deliverables Project exclusions Project constraints Project assumptions No tice the difference between pro duct and pro ject. 10. CreateWBS Scopemanagement plan Project scopestatement Requirements documentation Enterprise environmental factors Organizational process assets Decomposition Expert Judgment Inputs Tools & Techniques Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) WBS Dictionary Outputs Scope Baseline Project Document Updates Collect Requirements Define Scope Create WBS Validate Scope Control Scope 11. Work Breakdown Structure Start with major project deliverablesor phases Decomposition isbreaking down thedeliverablesinto more manageableparts Not all branchesneed thesamelevel of decomposition! Decomposeinto Work Packages 8-80 Hour Rule Dont break work down too much 12. Work Breakdown Structure New Website Plan/Design - 1 Implement/Develop- 2 Production- 3 Front end - 1.1 Architectural 1.2 Usability1.1.1 Graphic1.1.2 Web Hosting 1.2.1 Database 1.2.2 Security 1.2.3 Front end development 2.1 Graphic 2.2 Database /HostingArchitecture 2.3 Test Environment 2.3.1 Production Environment2.3.2 Back up Environment 2.3.3 13. ValidateScope Project Management Plan Requirements Documentation Requirements Traceability Matrix Inspection Inputs Tools & Techniques Validated Deliverables Outputs Accepted deliverables Change requests Work performance information Project documents updates Collect Requirements Define Scope Create WBS Validate Scope Control Scope 14. Control Scope Project Management Plan Work Performance Information Requirements Documentation Variance analysis Inputs Tools & Techniques Requirements Traceability Matrix Work Performance Measures Outputs Organizational Process Assets Organizational Process Assets Change Requests Project Management Plan Updates Project Document Updates Collect Requirements Define Scope Create WBS Validate Scope Control Scope 15. ScopeDefinitions Change Control System Documentation, tracking, and approvalsrequired to changeprojectscope Configuration Management System Documentation, tracking, and approvalsrequired to changeproductscope Management by Objectives (MBO) Establish unambiguousand realistic objectives Periodically evaluateif objectivesarebeing met Takecorrectiveaction 16. Other Topics Project Selection Benefit Measurement Methods(Comparative Approach) Murder Board Panel that tries to shoot down new ideas Scoring Models Benefit Compared to Cost Constrained Optimization Methods(Mathematical) Linear Programming Integer Programming Multi-Objective Programming