Project Scope Management

Scope Planning
Scope Definition
Create WBS
Scope Verification
Scope Control


Scope Planning

Level of detail
Project Environment
Scope Management Plan


Scope Definition
What is included
What is not included

Example:

BreadBox

Included:
Dimensions (length, Width, Height)
What is it made out of ?
Opening included?


NOt Included:
Automatic Control
Lock etc.


Deliverables

List Formal Deliverables
Requirements - paragraph purposes - Table of Contents- 2 pages Executive Summary, Current Situation (10 to 15 pages)
Design
Final


Acceptance Criteria
Who - Which deliverable
How - how do they measure
What IS ok . But 3 flaws fixed in 10 days

Scope Statement

Objectives
Requirements
Boundaries
Deliverables
Acceptance Criteria
Assumption / Constraints

Create a work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Deliverable based - Review the system, Interview the users, Understand the Fault, Understand the Needs
Decomposition to work required
Use a Template


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Project Organizational Structures

• Frameworks
• Structures
• Culture

Organizational Frameworks

• Structural (Org Chart, power authority)
  
• Human Resource (How are employees treated , is training provided etc.)
  
• Political (Internal, External)
  
• Symbolic (Environment, Dress Code)

Organizational Structures

• Functional
• Project
• Matrix

Functional Org Structure
PM SKILLS - Limited
PM Availability - Part-Time
PM Authority - Wide Range
Budget Ownership - Functional Managers
Staff Availability - Part-Time
Staff Skills - Wide


Project Org Structure
PM SKILLS - High
PM Availability - Full
PM Authority - Full
Budget Ownership - PM
Staff Availability - High
Staff Skills - High

Weak Matrix Org Structure
PM SKILLS - Limited
PM Availability - Part-Time
PM Authority - Low
Budget Ownership - Functional Manager
Staff Availability - Part-Time
Staff Skills - Wide


Strong Matrix Org Structure

PM SKILLS - High
PM Availability - Full
PM Authority - Medium
Budget Ownership - PM
Staff Availability - Some Part-Time, Some Full-Time
Staff Skills - Wide


Organizational Culture

Identity
Corporate versus Individual Emphasis
Business Units Integration - Share / Compete
Risk Tolerance
Focus - Short / Long
Project / Product / Company Maturity

Project Life Cycle

Project Processes Versus Project Management Processes

• Initiating
• Planning
• Executing
• Analysis
• Design
• Development
• Implementation
• Closing

All the above project management processes all involves Monitoring & Control

Project Management Process Groups

• Initiating
• Planning
• Executing
• Monitoring and Controlling
• Closing

Benefits of Multiple Iterations of Project Management

Revalidation of Project - Kill points
Replan of Project
Introduce of Improvements

Summary

Project Life Cycle

• Initiating - Project Management
• Planning - Project Delivery
• Executing
• Monitoring and Controlling
• Closing