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project management
Project management is the process of supervising the work of a Project team, team to achieve all project goals within the given constraints. This information is usually described in project initiation documentation, project documentation, crea ...
, scope statements can take many forms depending on the type of project being implemented and the nature of the organization. The
scope statement details the project deliverables and describes the major objectives. The objectives should include measurable success criteria for the project.
Overview
A scope statement should be written before the
statement of work
A statement of work (SOW) is a document routinely employed in the field of project management. It is the narrative description of a project's work requirement. It defines project-specific activities, deliverables and timelines for a vendor providin ...
and it should capture, in very broad terms, the product of the project (e.g., ''"developing a software-based system to capture and track orders for software"''). A scope statement should also include the list of users using the product, as well as the features in the resulting product.
Contents
As a baseline scope statements should contain:
*The
project charter
In project management, a project charter, project definition, or project statement is a statement of the scope, objectives, and participants in a project. It provides a preliminary delineation of roles and responsibilities, outlines the project's ...
*The
project owner,
sponsors, and
stakeholders
*The
problem statement
*The project goals and
objectives
*The project requirements
*The project
deliverable
A deliverable is a tangible or intangible good or service produced as a result of a project that is intended to be delivered to a customer (either internal or external). A deliverable could be a report, a document, a software product, a server upgr ...
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*The project non-goals (what is out of scope)
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Milestone
A milestone is a numbered marker placed on a route such as a road, railway, railway line, canal or border, boundary. They can indicate the distance to towns, cities, and other places or landmarks like Mileage sign, mileage signs; or they c ...
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Cost estimate
A cost estimate is the approximation of the cost of a program, project, or operation. The cost estimate is the product of the cost estimating process. The cost estimate has a single total value and may have identifiable component values.
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In more project oriented organizations the scope statement could also contain these and other sections:
*Project scope management plan
*Approved
change requests
*Project assumptions and risks
*Project acceptance criteria
The
Project Management Institute (PMI) defines the project scope statement to include
*the description of the project scope,
*major deliverables,
*assumptions, and
*constraints.
and is part of the project scope baseline.
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