Lecture Information technology project management (Eighth Edition): Chapter 5, after studying this section will help you understand: Understand the importance of good project scope management; Describe the process of planning scope management; Discuss methods for collecting and documenting requirements to meet stakeholder needs and expectations; Explain the scope definition process and describe the contents of a project scope statement. | Information Technology Project Management Eighth Edition Note See the text itself for full citations. Understand the importance of good project scope management Describe the process of planning scope management Discuss methods for collecting and documenting requirements to meet stakeholder needs and expectations Explain the scope definition process and describe the contents of a project scope statement Discuss the process for creating a work breakdown structure using the analogy top-down bottom-up and mind-mapping approaches Information Technology Project Management Eighth Edition Copyright 2016 2 Explain the importance of validating scope and how it relates to defining and controlling scope Understand the importance of controlling scope and approaches for preventing scope-related problems on information technology IT projects Describe how software can assist in project scope management Information Technology Project Management Eighth Edition Copyright 2016 3 Scope refers to all the work involved in creating the products of the project and the processes used to create them A deliverable is a product produced as part of a project such as hardware or software planning documents or meeting minutes Project scope management includes the processes involved in defining and controlling what is or is not included in a project Information Technology Project Management Eighth Edition Copyright 2016 4 Planning scope determining how the project s scope and requirements will be managed Collecting requirements defining and documenting the features and functions of the products produced during the project as well as the processes used for creating them Defining scope reviewing the project charter requirements documents and organizational process assets to create a scope statement Creating the WBS subdividing the major project deliverables into smaller more manageable components Validating scope formalizing acceptance of the project deliverables Controlling scope controlling .
