Question

compare and contrast scope statements on the example below and offer suggestions on how statements can be improved.

The project scope should describe what the project will and will not entail according to elements provided in the project charter (MindEdge, 2014) according to QSO-640 Module 3.04: The Project Plan. The list of project plan elements include but are not limited to: business case, purpose, objectives, deliverables, personnel, risks, schedule, measurable success criteria, limitations.

It is helpful to understand what will and will not be included in the specific areas of the project to ensure the project stays on schedule, on budget and includes the correct resources need to complete successfully. This will also ensure limited scope creep and will reduce the exponential growth of scope.

Answer 1

The first scope statement is more detailed in nature which includes more elements of a project scope that should be considered like purpose, objective, deliverables, risk, etc while second scope statatement is less detailed and limited in nature.

The Both scope statement did not tell about SMART goals that should be present in scope statement of a project. SMART goals helps project manager and other members to know what specific they need to achieve in measurable and attainable manner.

These scope statements can be improved by defining the accurate requirement in scope of project. This can be done by meeting with project stakeholders. The second way is to prioritize those list of requirement like if your scope statement have 15 deliverables then must prioritize which is very important. Always communicate your scope statement and expect scope creep.

a Project scope statement is the primary task of creating a list of specific project goals that are SMART, deliverables, Risk, tasks, costs and deadlines. Project scope statement helps to team to focus on project and on task.