Scope Basics
This term refers to defining and controlling the work that is and is not included in a project.
What is Project Scope Management?
This is the process of defining and documenting stakeholders’ needs.
What is Collect Requirements?
This technique generates multiple ideas related to project or product requirements in a scattered manner.
What is brainstorming/ a brainstorm?
This type of decision-making requires everyone to agree.
What is unanimity?
This technique uses specialized knowledge or technical expertise to develop the scope.
What is expert judgement?
This is the process of developing a detailed description of the project and product.
What is Define Scope?
This tool brings together prequalified stakeholders and SMEs for a guided discussion led by a moderator.
What is a Focus Group?
This technique enhances brainstorming by ranking ideas using a structured voting process.
What is Nominal Group Technique?
This method represents more than 50% support from members.
What is majority?
This technique evaluates and breaks the product down into components such as features and functions.
What is product analysis?
The type of scope that describes “features/functions of a product, service, or result.:
What is Product Scope?
This technique involves prepared and spontaneous questions to stakeholders, often one-on-one. They can be formal or informal.
What are interviews?
This technique collects expert feedback via rounds of questionnaires while maintaining anonymity.
What is Delphi Technique?
This method means the largest block of voters wins, even without reaching 50%.
What is plurality?
This technique generates different approaches to perform project work.
What is alternatives identification?
The type of scope that describes the work required to produce the product, service, or result.
What is Project Scope?
This technique involves stakeholders working together in focused sessions to define requirements and resolve conflicts. They are often cross-functional.
What are facilitated workshops?
This tool consolidates individual brainstorming ideas into one visual map to show connections and generate new ideas.
What is idea mind mapping or mind mapping?
This decision-making method occurs when one individual makes the decision for the entire group.
What is dictatorship?
This working model lets stakeholders interact with a draft version of the product before the real one is built.
What is a prototype?
This high-level document provides the initial project description used as an input to Define Scope.
What is a Project Charter?
This document logs details about people or groups who have an interest in the project and is updated as needed.
What is a Stakeholder Register?
This technique organizes large numbers of ideas into categories for easier review and analysis.
What is Affinity Diagram?
If I voter chooses not to vote or make a decision they have the chosen to do this.
What is abstain?
This tool tracks requirements from origin to completion to ensure each requirement is fulfilled.
What is requirements traceability matrix?