scope statement

In project management, scope statements can take many forms depending on the type of project being implemented and the nature of the organization. The scope statement details the project deliverables and describes the major objectives. The objectives should include measurable success criteria for the project.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}}

Overview

A scope statement should be written before the statement of work and it should capture, in very broad terms, the product of the project (e.g., "developing a software-based system to capture and track orders for software"). A scope statement should also include the list of users using the product, as well as the features in the resulting product.

As a baseline scope statements should contain:

The project charter {{sfn|ProjectManager.com|2023b|loc=section 2: "How to Write a Project Scope Statement"}}
The project owner, sponsors, and stakeholders {{sfn|ProjectManager.com|2022|loc=section 1: "What Is Project Scope?"}}
The problem statement {{sfn|ProjectManager.com|2021|loc=section 4: "How to Execute an Alternative Analysis"}} {{sfn|ProjectManager.com|2023a|loc=section 5: "Root Cause Analysis Steps"}}
The project goals and objectives {{sfn|ProjectManager.com|2023b|loc=section 2: "How to Write a Project Scope Statement"}}
The project requirements {{sfn|ProjectManager.com|2023b|loc=section 2: "How to Write a Project Scope Statement"}}
The project deliverables {{sfn|ProjectManager.com|2023b|loc=section 2: "How to Write a Project Scope Statement"}}
The project non-goals (what is out of scope) {{sfn|ProjectManager.com|2023b|loc=section 2: "How to Write a Project Scope Statement"}}
Milestones {{sfn|ProjectManager.com|2022|loc=section 1: "What Is Project Scope?"}}
Cost estimates {{sfn|ProjectManager.com|2023b|loc=section 2: "How to Write a Project Scope Statement"}}

In more project oriented organizations the scope statement could also contain these and other sections:

Project scope management plan {{sfn|ProjectManager.com|2020|loc=section 3: "What is a Scope Management Plan?"}}
Approved change requests {{sfn|ProjectManager.com|2020|loc=section 3: "What is a Scope Management Plan?"}}
Project assumptions and risks {{sfn|ProjectManager.com|2020|loc=section 3: "What is a Scope Management Plan?"}}
Project acceptance criteria {{sfn|ProjectManager.com|2020|loc=section 3: "What is a Scope Management Plan?"}}

The Project Management Institute (PMI) defines the project scope statement to include

the description of the project scope,{{sfn|ProjectManager.com|2023b|loc=section 2: "How to Write a Project Scope Statement"}}
major deliverables,{{sfn|ProjectManager.com|2023b|loc=section 2: "How to Write a Project Scope Statement"}}
assumptions,{{sfn|ProjectManager.com|2023b|loc=section 2: "How to Write a Project Scope Statement"}} and
constraints.{{sfn|ProjectManager.com|2023b|loc=section 2: "How to Write a Project Scope Statement"}}

and is part of the project scope baseline.

Citations

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Nielsen, David (date unknown). How to Write the Project Statement of Work (SOW). Retrieved on 2010-03-22 from http://www.pmhut.com/how-to-write-the-project-statement-of-work-sow.

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, 5th Edition {{ISBN|978-1935589679}}, p. 131.

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