Project Scope Management

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Understanding the management of scope on projects utilising a process based approach aligned with the PMBoK

Projects are one-off pieces of work that are completed within a fixed timescale. They are undertaken to create unique products and services. They usually contain a great deal of risks, uncertainties, and complexities that need to be managed. Projects are necessary for there to be development in any business or nation. The challenge however is that management of projects could be complex especially if the requisite knowledge and skills are missing in those saddled with this responsibility.

There are a series of project management approaches and tools to help organizations deliver effective results on projects by appropriately balancing the competing constraints of scope, time, cost, risks, etc on the project. These approaches have been carefully documented over the years and they can be learnt.

Training in project management, especially one with a practical approach, can help participants gain the necessary knowledge and skills to appropriately utilize the project management tools and techniques to ensure success on their projects.

This course is focused on the processes for managing scope on projects. The course is useful for those preparing for the project management professional (PMP) and certified associate in project management (CAPM) certification exams and those new to scope management or that have the responsibility of managing projects as team members or subject matter experts. The course explores in detail the definitions, processes, tools and techniques that are critical to successful management of scope on projects. Techniques and tools for scope planning, requirements collection, scope definition, validation and control are discussed extensively.

The course covers the 6 processes of Scope Management namely;

• Plan Scope Management

• Collect Requirements

• Define Scope

• Create Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

• Validate Scope

• Control Scope

At the end of this course, participants would be able to;

• Understand the need for managing scope on projects.

• Develop the scope management plan, having clarity on the content of the document

• Define project and product scope and know the content of a scope statement

• Enumerate the processes required to manage project scope

• Understand the process of creating the WBS. Be conversant with the concept of decomposition and the rules guiding creation of the WBS

• Be familiar with the benefits of the WBS and how it inputs into other areas of the project.

• Delineate between validate scope and control quality

• Understand the tasks and approach to validating scope on the project.

• Be familiar with techniques for controlling scope on projects

• Learn what scope creep is and how to avoid it on their projects.