'The totality of the output, outcomes and benefits and the work required to produce them.'
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How is scope defined in a linear life cycle?
You define baseline scope (the reference level from which you monitor and control the project) through breakdown structures
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How is the scope defined in iterative life cycles?
You prioritise 'must-have' requirements in user stories and translate them into a target scope of work that you want o achieve in a fixed time frame ( a sprint). You can change your scope in later iterations based on experience and feedback
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What is a product breakdown structure (PBS)?
A hierarchical decomposition of all the deliverables that the project will create
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What is a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)?
A hierarchical decomposition of all the work/activities that the project will do (the lowest being a work package)
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What is a Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS)?
The cost of the labour or non-labour resources needed to complete the work
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What is an Organisational Breakdown Structure (OBS)?
Defining the make up of the project team that will direct, manage and deliver the project work.
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What is Scope Management?
'the process whereby outputs, outcomes and benefits are identified, defined and controlled.'
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What is a RAM?
Responsibilities assignnment matrix - a combination of an OBS and WBS
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Benefit of breakdown structures: Planning and control
They form the basis of planning and control, inc. cost control which leads to more accurate budgeting
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Benefit of breakdown structures: Common understanding
Creates a common understanding of scope within the team so everyone knows what they need to do
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Benefit of breakdown structures: Scope
Clarified what's in and out of scope
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Benefit of breakdown structures: Success criteria
Illustrates trade-offs and priorities
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Benefit of breakdown structures: delegation
Highlights what work you could delegate to parties internal and external to the organisation via work packages
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Benefit of breakdown structures: risk
Highlighting risk through identifying external products
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Benefit of breakdown structures: estimating
Helps with estimating by providing analystics
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How is scope defined in a linear life cycle?
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You define baseline scope (the reference level from which you monitor and control the project) through breakdown structures
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How is the scope defined in iterative life cycles?
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