SAB4#36 Planning_Scope

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• Good scope management ensures that all the work required, and only the work required to complete the project, is included in the project. provides the scope framework for this project. 

1. Scope Statement

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   •  should have reached agreement with your key stakeholders about the following: Project objectives (time, cost and quality or functionality)The exact nature of the product of the projectWho will deliver it
   1. Business Case

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      • helps to determine whether or not a project justifies an organizations investment into a project. The Business Case defines the problem and its impact and performs a Cost Benefit Analysis for the proposed solution. It also looks at possible alternative solutions. 
   2. Stakeholder register

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      • Project Team, Stakeholders and other key persons who are involved in managing the scope of the project. It should state who is responsible for scope management and who is responsible for accepting the deliverables of the project as defined by the projects’ scope. Any other roles in scope management should also be stated in this section.
   3. SOW (Statement Of Work)

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      •  is a narrative description of products and services to be delivered by the project. 
2. Collect Requirements

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   • The foundation of this process is the project charter and stakeholder register. From these, the team can identify requirements, collectively discuss details associated with meeting each requirement, conduct interviews and follow-on discussion to clarify the requirements,  This documentation also serves as an input to the next step in the process which is to define scope.
3. Define Scope

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   • It requires the development of a detailed project/product description to include deliverables, assumptions, and constraints and establishes the framework within which project work must be performed.
4. Create WBS

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   •  this process breaks project deliverables down into progressively smaller and more manageable components which, This hierarchical structure allows for more simplicity in scheduling, costing, monitoring, and controlling the project.
5. Verify Scope

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   •  this is the process by which the project team receives a formalized acceptance of all deliverables with the sponsor and/or customer.
6. Control Scope

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   • this is the process of monitoring/controlling the project/product scope as well as managing any changes in the scope baseline. Changes may be necessary to the project scope but it is imperative they are controlled and integrated in order to prevent scope creep.
7. (Accountable) As a Project Manager it is your responsibility to ensure effective scope management throughout the life of your project.

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   • Accountable