Project Management

1. What is involved in project scope management, and why s good project scope management so important on information technology projects?

Project Scope Management ensures that the project team and stakeholders have the same understanding of what products the project will produce and what processes the project team will use to produce them.

Project scope management involves

* Colleting Requirements

* Defining Scope

* Creating WBS

* Verifying scope

* Controlling scope

2. What is involved in collecting requirements for a project? Why is it often such a difficult thing to do?

Collecting requirements Involves defining and documenting the features and functions of the products produced during the project as well as the processes used for creating them. It is often a difficult thing because; the job involves lots of communication between project stakeholders that need high negotiation skills. It’s extremely important to keep the triple constraints in mind while collecting and analyzing requirements.

3. Describe different ways to develop a WBS and why it is often so difficult to do?

You can develop a WBS by using guidelines, the analogy approach, the top-down approach, the bottom-up approach, and the mind-mapping approach. It is difficult to create a good WBS because each WBS is unique based on the project and the team.

4. What is the main technique used for validating scope? Give an example of scope validation on a project.

The only tool and technique under Verify Scope Process is Inspection. Inspection is the examination of a work product to determine whether it confirms to documented requirements and standards. Inspection includes activities such as measuring, examining, and verifying to determine whether work and deliverables meet requirements and product acceptance criteria. Inspections are sometimes called reviews, product reviews, audits, and walkthroughs. In some application areas, these different terms have narrow and...