Scope management is about keeping the list real.
- Hard Choices: A TED talk by Ruth Chang- One of my most common warnings to project teams is, “The most expensive part of any project is indecision.” I watched this TED talk by Ruth Chang yesterday, and I’ve been thinking about it ever since. Her point of view: … Continue reading
- Getting Enterprise Software Development Requests from Speculation to Articulation- Sometimes, the best way to fight scope creep is to get the requester to better articulate the request. Getting from "If I had" to User Stories. Continue reading
- Yet Another Way to Fail- Let not your reach exceed your organization’s grasp. Continue reading
- Managing Change Orders- The goal for managing change orders should be to minimize the impact to schedule and administration. Here's a case study for a small change order. Continue reading
- What Are Our Change Control Procedures Trying to Control?- Some projects need to facilitate changes and some need to resist changes, based on the larger context of the organization and the goals of the project, in terms of the constraints under which the project was initiated. Different projects need to optimize for different parameters. Continue reading
- The Life Cycle of a Change Request- Scope maintenance via the change control process, from the perspective of a Change Request life cycle. Continue reading
- Defining Scope: It’s the Deliverables, Stupid!- Create a detailed scope statement in terms of the project deliverables, using the project charter, stakeholder register, requirements, Post-It Notes and a whiteboard. Continue reading
- Use a Mind Map to Define Project Scope- Mind maps are just about perfect for developing a project scope statement. Continue reading