Project scope planning
October 5, 2014A significant proportion any project management methodology is devoted to the area of scope, specifically scope planning. Getting right the project scope and managing it effectively are the cornerstones of project success.
Project scoping is the formal determination of the phases of a project. Project scope management includes the processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required to successfully complete the project, through defining and controlling what is and what should not be included in the project.
Scoping Tools and Techniques
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Interviews |
Interviews are any formal or informal interaction technique involving questions |
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Focus groups |
Focus groups are moderated discussions with a group of people, centered on well defined subjects |
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Facilitated workshops |
Facilitated workshops enable interactive discussions with participants, and are usually conducted informally to encourage an open dialogue |
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Group creativity techniques |
These techniques encourage lateral thinking for creative problem-solving or identifying innovative solutions. They include brainstorming, idea and mind mapping, affinity diagrams, and nominal group technique |
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Group decision making techniques |
These are group techniques for reaching a decision. Methods for reaching a group decision include:
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Questionnaires and surveys |
These written set of questions are designed to collect responses from a group of people. These are useful for obtaining a large number of results relatively quickly |
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Observations
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Observations, such as viewing how a process is performed, are useful for defining and measuring existing processes, identifying improvements, and collecting requirements |
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Prototypes |
Prototypes are models or designs of a product provide an example of a concept or idea for others to feedback |