Management and Organizational Studies 3330A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Work Breakdown Structure, Scope Statement

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 3330A/B
• Professor: jennifer

Document Summary

Coding the wbs for the information system: defining the project scope. Project scope a definition of the end result or mission of the project a product or service for the client/customer in specific, tangible and measurable terms. Scope management: the customer or sponsor must be able to read the scope statement and agree to what is being created, contains project and product scope, product scope: features, functionality, project scope: budget, schedule. Purpose of scope statement: tells you what"s in or out, basis to make future decisions, common understanding (objectives and deliverables, can measure performance. Contributors to the scope statement: experts, templates, forms, past history. Creating the scope document: collect requirements, define scope, create work breakdown structure (wbs, evaluate change requests against, allows everyone to know what the. Jump off point for project plan project is going to so: they can agree (or disagree) to it, talk to other project managers, stakeholders, the customer, verify scope, control scope.