There’s very little that you can do before the start of a project without first defining the project scope. It’s an interesting process to go through if you’re used to the type of organization that many of us face these days. Executing the Scope Management phase of your project will allow you to create and maintain the Scope Statement that outlines the deliverables you need to produce by the end of your project. This phase also helps you as the project manager by ensuring and communicating that only the work that is defined in the Scope Statement is actually executed.
Step 1: Planning
Most organizations that have any type of Project Management methodology have their Organization Process Assess (OPA) available to the PMs in the company. This, along with your Project Charter and a Preliminary Project Scope Statement, are going to help you go a long way to getting this part off the ground.
When you’ve finished the planning step, you will have created your Scope Management Plan. Your Scope Management Plan defines how you will document, refine, verify and control the project scope.
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