5.3 Define Scope
Process Definition
The output of the process is the "Scope Statement." The scope statement is a detailed description of the project outcomes, including the major deliverables, budget constraints, key schedule milestones, project assumptions and constraints, and known risks.Process Assessment
A good scope statement offers a valuable narrative supporting the detailed WBS to follow. It provides insight into the reasoning, constraints and risk, among other things, that are behind the WBS to follow.
Figure 7. Define Scope: Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs. Reprinted from "A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), 5th Edition" by Project Management Institute, 2013, p. 120. Copyright 2013 by Project Management Institute, Inc. Reprinted without permission.
- Expert Judgment: A lessons learned homework assignment for PMGT 502 exploring the tools and techniques for a well defined and controlled scope.
- Bamboo Bicycle Project Scope Statement: This scope statement was created for a class PMGT 501 team project as an output of the define scope process. It includes the product description, acceptance criteria, assumptions and constraints.
- Fence Scope Baseline: A sample scope baseline for the PMGT 501 class fence project. The scope baseline contains a scope statement, and output of this process.