Project Scope Management: Initiation and Planning
Overview/Description
Effective project scope management begins with a well-thought-out plan. By taking the right steps up front, before project kickoff, scope management can be a painless and satisfying process. With proper planning, you can avoid a weak or unrealistic work breakdown structure, seemingly endless scope modifications, and confusion among your team regarding reporting and work responsibilities. This course walks you through the steps to initiate scope management tasks and also introduces you to the scope planning process.
Target
Audience
Project managers, team leaders, program managers, group managers
Expected
Duration
2.5 hours
Lesson
Objectives:
Scope Management Initiation
recognize the value of the initiation process and the information generated by the process.
select the information that should be considered when initiating the project scoping process.
identify the tools and techniques used during project selection.
identify the products resulting from the initiation process.
Scope Planning Requirements and Techniques
recognize the value of the scope planning process.
identify reasons why scope planning is an important process.
identify the information required for scope planning.
select common techniques used in scope planning.
Scope Planning Results
recognize the value of generating a scope statement and a scope management plan.
identify the types of information that should be included in the scope statement.
identify the reasons why it is important to document supporting details to the scope statement and scope management plan.
identify the information contained in the scope management plan.
Case Studies: Scope Initiation and Planning
recognize the benefit of applying newly learned information to practical situations.
identify the best practices of the scope initiation process.
choose the best practices of scope planning.
identify the best practices for generating scope planning output.
Course Number: PROJ0231