The document outlines scope management processes in project management, including collecting requirements, defining scope, creating a work breakdown structure, verifying scope, and controlling scope. It emphasizes the importance of stakeholder needs, project deliverables, and the relationship between requirements and project planning elements. Techniques such as facilitated workshops, interviews, and inspections are highlighted as tools for effective scope management.

1. Scope Management
By Ahmed Higazi, PMP CSM
Collect Requirements (Planning) Inputs Tools & techniques Outputs
Project Charter Interviews Requirements Documentation
Stakeholder Register Focus Groups Requirements Management Plan
Facilitated Workshops (JAD or QFD) Requirements Traceability Matrix
Group Creativity Techniques
Group Decision Making Techniques
Questionnaires and Surveys
Observations
Prototypes
Define Scope (Planning) Inputs Tools & techniques Outputs
Project Charter Expert Judgment Project Scope Statement
Requirements Documentation Product Analysis Project Document updates
Organizational Process Assets Alternatives Identification
Facilitated Workshops (JAD or QFD)
Create Work Breakdown Structure (Planning) Inputs Tools & techniques Outputs
Project Scope Statement Decomposition WBS
Requirements Documentation WBS Dictionary
Organizational Process Assets Scope Baseline
Project Document updates
Verify Scope (M&C) Inputs Tools & techniques Outputs
Project Management Plan Inspection Accepted Deliverables
Requirements Documentation Change Requests
Requirements Traceability Matrix Project Document Updates
Validated Deliverables
Control Scope (M&C) Inputs Tools & techniques Outputs
Project Management Plan Variance Analysis Work Performance Measurements
Work Performance Information (WPI) Organizational Process Assets updates
Requirements Documentation Change Requests
Requirements Traceability Matrix Project Management Plan Updates
Organizational Process Assets Project Document Updates
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The process of managing and controlling changes to the
scope baseline. Control Scope is the process of
monitoring the status of the project and product scope
and managing changes to the scope baseline
Collect Requirements is the process of defining and
documenting stakeholders’ needs to meet the project
objectives. Requirements become the foundation of the
WBS, Cost, schedule, and quality planning.
Scope is the process of developing a complete
description of the project and product.
It builds upon the major deliverables, assumptions,
existing risks, and constraints that are documented
during project initiation
WBS is the process of subdividing project deliverables
and project work into smaller, more manageable
components. WBS is a deliverable-oriented hierarchical
decomposition
Verify scope is process of validating and accepting the
completed project deliverable