Scope issues are the #1 reason for project failure. Whether it’s scope creep sneaking in unnoticed or a poorly defined goal from the outset, projects derail fast when boundaries aren’t clear. Project managers are seemingly always dealing with budget and schedule issues, and they always seem to have an origin in the underlying project scope. ... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer
Knowledge Areas Project Scope Management Plan Scope Management Collect Requirements Define Scope Create WBS Validate Scope Control Scope Validating the scope refers to formalizing the acceptance of project deliverables. It refers to the acceptance of the deliverables once they are delivered, not the common misconception of acceptance of what the deliverables will be (which falls... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer
Knowledge Areas Project Scope Management Plan Scope Management Collect Requirements Define Scope Create WBS Validate Scope Control Scope According to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Project Scope Management is the knowledge area concerned with managing how the scope will be defined, verified, and controlled. Scope is the summation of work required to produce the... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer
Knowledge Areas Project Scope Management Plan Scope Management Collect Requirements Define Scope Create WBS Validate Scope Control Scope Scope is one of the major components of project management planning. The project scope defines the boundaries of the project, that is, what is included and what is not. Scope is also one of the primary areas... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer
Knowledge Areas Project Scope Management Plan Scope Management Collect Requirements Define Scope Create WBS Validate Scope Control Scope In order to determine the full scope of the project, the Project Management Body of Knowledge advocates for the intermediate step of collecting requirements. The Collect Requirements process involves assembling all of the project's various requirements from... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer
Knowledge Areas Project Scope Management Plan Scope Management Collect Requirements Define Scope Create WBS Validate Scope Control Scope A project is made more manageable by breaking it down into components. In that spirit, the PMBOK requires the decomposition of the project into phases and tasks (also called activities). This task listing is called a Work... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer
