Scope Management

The meaning of scope and limitations is the scope is how widespread the study is, while the limitations are aspects that the researcher cannot control. For example, if the study covers a population of a species, that specific population is the scope. If the researcher has a bias, then this is a limitation.

"Product VISION ensures we all know where we are hoping to go eventually.”

“Project SCOPE ensures we are all talking about the same thing for the immediate project.”

What areas of our business will be affected by this project?

Identifies what aspects of the business are within the boundaries of the system, and what are not:

–Selected Business Objectives

–Business processes and activities

–Products and services

–Organizational units and roles

–Current systems that are replaced by the new system

–Interfaces constructed between new and current systems

When the project is complete, what will have been created and delivered?”

•System

–One system or more than one?

–Perhaps a few major modules or subsystems?

–Interfaces to other systems?

•Documentation & Training

–User docs/training/instructions (paper or online?)

–Technical docs—design, architectural, analysis, etc.

•Services

–Conduct process improvement or reengineering of business processes

–Recommend changes to the organization, to roles or rewards systems

–Recommend new products or services

•Support (post installation)

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Example Features

• <verb> - <noun> format Features are system actions: start with a verb

• Tracking--use prefix FE and number

• Short, but enough so functionality and value is clear to stakeholders