Project Scope Management

In project management, the term scope is used in two ways:-

• Project Scope 
• Product Scope

Project scope " The work that needs to be accomplished to deliver a product, services or result with the specified features and functions

Product Scope " The features and Functions that Characterize a product, service, or result.

Project Scope is more work-oriented.

Product Scope is more oriented towards functional requirements.


If requirement are not completely defined and described and if there is no effective change control in a project, scope or requirement creep may ensue.


Scope Creep : This is a term which refers to the incremental expansion of the scope of a project, which may include and introduce more requirements that may not have been a part of the initial planning of the project.


Scope management plan is one of the major scope communication document.


What is Project scope management?

• Scope refers to all the work involved in creating the products of the project and the processes used to create them.
• Project Scope management includes the processes involved in defining and controlling. 

What is or is not included in the project

• The project team and stakeholders must have the same understanding of what products will be produced as result of a project and what processes will be used in producing them.