Scope Management Flashcards
What is the definition of product scope?
The requirements related to the product of the project
What is the definition of project scope?
The work the project will do to deliver the product of the project
What is the definition of scope management?
Defining what work is required and then making sure all of that work, and only that work, is included in the project
What are the key outputs of the Plan Scope Management process?
Scope management planRequirements management plan
What are the key outputs of the Collect Requirements process?
Requirements documentationRequirements traceability matrix
What is the key output of the Define Scope process?
Project scope statement
What are the key outputs of the Create Work Breakdown Structure process?
WBSWBS DictionaryScope baseline (WBS and WBS dictionary are components of the scope baseline)
What are the key outputs of the Validate Scope process?
Work performance informationAccepted deliverablesChange requestsUpdates to the project documents
What are the key outputs of the Control Scope process?
Work performance informationChange requestsUpdates to the project management plan and project documents
Name several requirements-gathering techniques
Review historical records, interviewing, focus groups, facilitated workshops, brainstorming, nominal group technique, multi-criteria decision analysis, mind maps, affinity diagrams, questionnaires, surveys, observation, prototypes, benchmarking, context diagrams, group decision making
What is the value of a requirements traceability matrix?What requirement attributes might be recorded in this document?
Helps link requirements to objectives and/or other requirements to make sure the project meets strategic goalsRequirement identification number, source of requirement, who is assigned to manage the requirement, status of the requirement
What is a project scope statement?What are the key items included?
A description of the project deliverables and the work required to create those deliverablesProduct scope, project scope, deliverables, acceptance criteria, what is not part of the project, assumptions and constraints
Product analysis is part of which scope management process?
Define scope
When is a WBS created, and what is it used for?
Created during project planning by the team and used to define or decompose the project into smaller, more manageable piecesUsed to help determine project staffing, estimating, scheduling, and risk management
What is decomposition?
Subdividing the major deliverables into smaller, more manageable components