Course Length:

2.5 Days

Course Description:

This course will enable participants to effectively manage the scope and requirements of a project. As part of the Triple Constraints, Scope is often the most challenging part of the constraints to manage. In this class the participants will participate in group exercises that will enable them to learn the skills needed to properly manage the Scope of a project.

Who Should Attend:

This class is intended for any person functioning as a Project Manager or aspiring to be a Project Manager.

Benefits of Attendance:

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Determine the Business Need that is driving a project.
• Define project vs. product scope and determine how a project integrates with the overall operations of an organization.
• Define the Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs of proper Scope Management and identify appropriate quality requirements.
• List the proper techniques and tools to effectively define the Scope of a project and determine macro risks.
• Determine ways of dealing with the change.
• Describe how to create a Work Breakdown Structure.
• Determine how to properly verify Scope.
• Determine how to control the Scope of a project during the Execution Phase of the project.

Prerequisites:

Students should have taken the Project Management Overview course.

Course Outline:

• Chapter 1: Project Scope Management
• Chapter 2: Project Scope Vs. Product Scope
• Chapter 3: Scope Planning
  1. Inputs
  2. Enterprise Environment Factors
  3. Organizational Process Assets
  4. Project Charter
  5. Preliminary Project Scope Statement
  6. Project Management Plan
  7. Tools and Techniques
  8. Expert Judgment
  9. Templates, Forms, and Standards
  10. Outputs
  11. Project Scope Management Plan
• Chapter 4: Scope Definition
  1. Inputs
  2. Organizational Process Assets
  3. Project Charter
  4. Preliminary Scope Statement
  5. Project Scope Management Plan
  6. Approved Change Requests
  7. Tools and Techniques
  8. Product Analysis
  9. Alternatives Identification
  10. Expert Judgment
  11. Stakeholder Analysis
  12. Outputs
  13. Project Scope Statement
  14. Project Objectives
  15. Product Scope Description
  16. Project Requirements
  17. Project Boundaries
  18. Project Deliverables
  19. Product Acceptance Criteria
  20. Project Constraints
  21. Project Assumptions
  22. Initial Project Organization
  23. Initial Defined Risks
  24. Schedule Milestones
  25. Fund Limitation
  26. Cost Estimate
  27. Project Configuration Management Requirements
  28. Project Specifications
  29. Approval Requirements
  30. Requested Changes
  31. Project Scope Management Plan (Updates)
• Chapter 5: Create Wbs
  1. Inputs
  2. Organizational Process Assets
  3. Project Scope Statement
  4. Project Scope Management Plan
  5. Approved Change Requests
  6. Tools and Techniques
  7. WBS Templates
  8. Decomposition
  9. Outputs
  10. Project Scope Statement (Updates)
  11. Work Breakdown Structure
  12. Organizational Breakdown Structure
  13. Bill of Materials
  14. Risk Breakdown Structure
  15. Resource Breakdown Structure
  16. WBS Dictionary
  17. Scope Baseline
  18. Project Scope Management Plan (Updates)
  19. Requested Changes
• Chapter 6: Scope Verification
  1. Inputs
  2. Project Scope Statement
  3. WBS Dictionary
  4. Project Scope Management Plan
  5. Deliverables
  6. Tools and Techniques
  7. Inspection
  8. Outputs
  9. Accepted Deliverables
  10. Requested Changes
  11. Recommended Corrective Actions
• Chapter 7: Scope Control
  1. Inputs
  2. Project Scope Statement
  3. WBS
  4. WBS Dictionary
  5. Project Scope Management Plan
  6. Performance Reports
  7. Approved Change Requests
  8. Work Performance Information
  9. Tools and Techniques
  10. Change Control System
  11. Variance Control
  12. Re-planning
  13. Configuration Management System
  14. Outputs
  15. Project Scope Statement (Updates)
  16. WBS (Updates)
  17. WBS Dictionary (Updates)
  18. Scope Baseline (Updates)
  19. Requested Changes
  20. Recommended Corrective Action
  21. Organization Process Assets (Updates)
  22. Project Management Plan (Updates)