The Scope: Finale
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Project Scope Management Processes
Initiation: beginning a project or continuing to the next phase Scope planning: developing documents to provide the basis for future project decisions Scope definition: subdividing the major project deliverables into smaller, more manageable components Scope verification: formalizing acceptance of the project scope Scope change control: controlling changes to project scope
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Scope Verification and Scope Change Control
It is very difficult to create a good scope statement and WBS for a project It is even more difficult to verify project scope and minimize scope changes Many IT projects suffer from scope creep and poor scope verification
FoxMeyer Drug filed for bankruptcy after scope creep on a robotic warehouse Engineers at Grumman called a system "Naziware" and refused to use it 21st Century Insurance Group wasted a lot of time and money on a project that could have used off-the-shelf Project components
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Factors Causing IT Project Problems
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Suggestions for Improving User Input
Develop a good project selection process and insist that sponsors are from the user organization Have users on the project team in important roles Have regular meetings Deliver something to users and sponsors on a regular basis Co-locate users with developers
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Suggestions for Reducing Incomplete and Changing Requirements
Develop and follow a requirements management process Use techniques like proto...