Project Scope Management
In Practice
? RENEE MEPYANS-ROBINSON NASHVILLE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
From company to company, although methodology and life cycle may vary, the most critical success factor of any project is comprehensive scope management. The project team formulates the processes, policies, methodology and life cycle to ensure that the work requirements meet the customer expectations. The project definition and scope control must be examined continuously throughout all phases of the project to minimize risks to the outputs.
The project manager is responsible for initiating the planning of the project. With upper management approval, the team can begin to conduct planning sessions to create a statement of work that outlines the customer requirements. The project manager, with the team's input, will analyze documentation and discuss the use of system tools, resources, schedules and budgetary costs to develop the scope management output.
One example of planning for an e-business online education tool involved upper management approval, buy-in from vendors, outsourcing some work elements, sound organization structure, staff support of business activities, change control process and customer input during the implementation phase of the project.
The scope management plan can be developed as an informal or formal document and have as many details to effectively describe the nature of the work to be completed. The document will be used to guide the team throughout all phases of the life cycle. The project manager may decide how the team will define
-74-
Questia, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning. www.questia.com
Publication information:
Book title: The AMA Handbook of Project Management.
Contributors: Paul C. Dinsmore - Editor, Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin - Editor.
Publisher: AMACOM.
Place of publication: New York.
Publication year: 2006.
Page number: 74.
This material is protected by copyright and, with the exception of fair use, may not be further copied, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means.
One moment ...
- Georgia
- Arial
- Times New Roman
- Verdana
- Courier/monospaced
Reset