Project Scope Definition (PMBOK 2000)

Overview/Description
 Whether your project requires a team of hundreds working together for five years or three colleagues joining forces for two months, defining the project scope at inception is a critically important activity. Scope definition entails breaking down the work required to meet the project's interim and long-term goals in detail. With proper scope definition, all work and deliverables are subdivided into clear, manageable units. The result of the definition process is the work breakdown structure (WBS), the project's organizational foundation. In this course, you will learn how to accurately define project scope and create a WBS that details all work components, yet is sufficiently flexible to accommodate future scope modifications. This course is aligned with "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge" (PMBOK ® Guide) 2000 Edition, published by the Project Management Institute (PMI ®).

Target Audience
 Project managers, team leaders, program managers, group managers

Expected Duration
4.0 hours

Lesson Objectives:

Inputs to Scope Definition

  • recognize the importance of understanding the inputs to scope definition.
  • identify examples of the components of a scope statement that are used as inputs to scope definition.
  • match constraints and assumptions used as inputs to scope definition to their examples.
  • match other planning areas used as inputs to scope definition with example outputs from each area.
  • identify examples of sources of historical information used as inputs during scope definition.

    • Tools and Techniques for Scope Definition

  • recognize the benefits of knowing how to use the tools and techniques for scope definition.
  • match the factors that need to be considered when choosing a work breakdown structure (WBS) template to examples.
  • determine which work breakdown structure (WBS) template is appropriate for a new project, given examples.
  • sequence the steps of the decomposition process, given examples.

    • Outputs from Scope Definition

  • recognize the benefits of understanding the outputs to scope definition.
  • identify examples of the criteria for verifying that all necessary information in a work breakdown structure (WBS) is present.
  • determine which lower-level activities of a given work breakdown structure (WBS) require more information.
  • match sources of project change with examples of each.
  • determine which changes require updates in a project's scope statement in a given business scenario.

    • Course Number: PROJ0432