Project Scope Management

Project scope establishes the work that needs to be done to deliver that desired end result. It contains the deliverables and the boundaries of each project. Project scope management is a five step process that defines the scope of a project. The five steps include:

-Initiating

-Planning

-Defining

-Verifying

-Controlling

If you were trying to create a more environmentally friendly car, your project scope would be to create a car that gets above average miles on the highway and does not have a detrimental impact on the environment. This scope tells what you are going to deliver and what you are not. The objectives would be to create a car that gets 30 or more miles on the highway because it is specific and measurable. Completing the design for the vehicle by December 15^th 2013 is also an objective because it is time-bound.

The scope, time, and cost management of a project are the three most important areas to focus on. Product quality will almost always increase the need for scope, time, and cost because the more of each of these that are put into a product, the better the quality will be. The quality management process uses methods such as benefit/cost analysis and benchmarking (Yancy, 2011) which positively affect cost and time.   The scope statement is one of the inputs of the quality management planning process. Both benefit each other by defining needs.

Reference

Yancy, R. (2011, May 15). Yancy. Retrieved November 16, 2011, from Quality Management: http://www.yancy.org/research/project_management/quality.html