Scope statement

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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]}

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.^[1]

Contents[]

As a baseline scope statements should contain:^{[citation needed]}

• The project charter
• The project owner, sponsors, and stakeholders
• The problem statement
• The project goals and objectives
• The project requirements
• The project deliverables
• The project non-goals (what is out of scope)
• Milestones
• Cost estimates

In more project oriented organizations the scope statement could also contain these and other sections:^{[citation needed]}

• Project scope management plan
• Approved change requests
• Project assumptions and risks
• Project acceptance criteria

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

• the description of the project scope,
• major deliverables,
• assumptions, and
• constraints.

and is part of the project scope baseline.^[2]

See also[]

• Scope (project management)

References[]

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