Scope Management

This training offers project managers the tools to master the challenge of scope management. It provides an in-depth, multidimensional approach to analyzing and managing project scope. Starting with traditional notions such as the work breakdown structure (WBS) and product breakdown Structure (PBS), it reveals the complex nature of project scope and leads students through exercises aimed at providing practical tools for project planning, estimation, and change management. This training also questions some of the traditional assumptions about scope change—particularly the view that changes in scope which affect time and cost should be avoided at all costs. A project’s ability to change could be its most significant advantage. The tension between these two perspectives is at the heart of the shift to agile and other more adaptive project management methodologies. This training enables project managers to achieve a more expert—and more effective—appreciation of how to define and manage scope and to anticipate problems before they crop up.