PMBOK Chapter 5 – Scope Knowledge Area
6 Processes
1. Plan Scope Management
(Planning)
2. Collect Requirements (Planning)
3. Define Scope
(Planning)
4. Create WBS (Planning)
5. Control Scope
(Monitoring and Controlling)
6. Validate Scope
(Monitoring and Controlling)
Collect Requirements
The process of
defining and documenting stakeholders' needs in the form of condition and
capabilities to meet project objectives
Define Scope
The process of
developing a detailed description of the project and product
Create WBS
The process of
subdividing project deliverables and project work into smaller, more manageable
components
Validate Scope
The process of
formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables
Control Scope
The process of
monitoring the status of the project and the product scope and managing changes
to the scope baseline
Product Scope
The features and
functions that characterize a product, service, or result
Project Scope
The work that needs
to be accomplished to deliver a product, service, or result with the specified
features and functions
Collect Requirements: Tools and Techniques
Interviews (most
widely used), Focus Groups, Facilitated Workshops, Document Analysis,
Prototyping, Observation, Requirement Workshops (most effective), Business
Context Diagram, Surveys and Questionnaire
Stakeholder Register
Used to identify
stakeholders that can provide information on detailed project requirements and
management activities.
VOC
Voice Of the
Customer
Nominal Group Technique
Enhances
brainstorming with a voting process used to run ideas in order of usefulness
The Delphi Technique
A selected group of
experts answers questionnaires and provide feedback
Idea/Mind Mapping
Ideas created
through individual brainstorming are consolidated into a single map to reflect
commonality and differences in understanding and generate new ideas
Affinity Diagram
Allows a large
number od ideas to be sorted into groups for review and analysis
Plurality
The largest block
in a group decides even if a majority is not achieved
Requirements Management Plan
Documents how requirements
will be analyzed, documented and managed throughout the project
Requirement Traceability Matrix
A table that links
requirements to their origin and trace them throughout the project life cycle
Requirements Documentation
Describes how
individual requirements meet the business need for the project
Decomposition
Subdivision of
project deliverables into smaller, more manageable components
Work Package Level
The point at which
the cost and activity durations for the work can be reliably estimated and
managed
The 100% Rule
WBS represents all
product and project work. Everything leads from the bottom-up and no extra work
is left out
WBS Dictionary
A document that
provides more detailed descriptions of the components of the WBS
Scope Baseline
Part of the Project
Management Plan, includes: Project Scope Statement, WBS and WBS Dictionary
Validated Deliverables
Deliverables that
have been completed and checked for correctness by the Perform Quality Control
process
Accepted Deliverables
Deliverables that
are formally signed off and approved by the customer or sponsor
Configuration Management Plan
Defines items that
require formal change control and the process for controlling change to such
items
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