Project Scope Management

Sequence and Schedule Project Activities and Resources Part 2

To prepare:

 

 Review the project plans submitted by each member of your team.

 Discuss the merits of each project plan and select one to use for the remainder of this

project.

 After your team has agreed upon a project plan, each team member selects an activity or

activities for which to create, schedule, and level resources. (My activity is Configuration)

 Consider the resources that would be required to complete the activity or activities.

To complete Part 3 of your Team Project, address the following:

 For the activity or activities you chose (Configuration), update the project plan your team selected with the following:

1. Identify needed resources.
2. Schedule resources, including the lead and lag time.
3. Assign staff to a project schedule.
4. Level the resources of a project schedule.

 Individually, in a 1- to 2-page paper, describe the successes and challenges experienced in creating the project plan and what you would do differently in future projects.

Be sure to support your work with specific citations from your sources of evidence. Refer to the APA Publication Manual to ensure your citations in the text and reference list are correct. Place your reference list at the end of this section. Follow all APA format standards.

Required Readings

Coplan, S., & Masuda, D. (2011). Project management for healthcare information technology. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

• Chapter 3, “Project Management”
  • “Scope Management” (pp. 50–58)

    This section of Chapter 3 focuses on the planning and controlling of what a project includes and excludes. The text describes how to manage project scope so that it remains within project parameters.

     

    Project Management Institute. (2013). A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK guide) (5th ed.). Newtown Square, PA: Author.

• Chapter 5, “Project Scope Management” (pp. 105–140)

  This chapter focuses on the processes used to manage project scope. The chapter also describes a variety of tools and techniques that support the management of project scope.

   

  Herrmann, R. F. (2012). The pitfalls of “scope-creep.” Architectural Record, 200(1), 29.

  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

  In this article, the author explores cases in which a project can expand in scope without changes to letters of agreement. The author makes recommendations concerning amending letters of agreement to avoid lawsuits.

   

  Hunsberger, K. (2011). Change is good. PM Network, 25(2), 48–53.

  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

  The author of this article explains how scope creep often becomes a focal point of project management teams’ approaches to a project. The author also describes how scope creep may be controlled through change management.

   

  Khan, A. (2006). Project scope management. Cost Engineering, 48(6), 12–16.

  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

  This article emphasizes the importance of managing a project’s scope. The author also specifies how a project’s scope can be subdivided into more specific areas.

   

  Mohan, S. (2008). Schedule acceleration: What, why and how? AACE International Transactions,PS.13.1–PS.13.5. 

  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

  In this article, the author describes the significance of accelerating a schedule on a project’s cost. The author also specifies two types of schedule acceleration.

   

  Nekrasova, E., Griffiths, J., Bleen, J., Nelson, T. K., & Hewett, J. (2012, May). (2012, May). Command and control. PM Network, 26(5), 24.

   

  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

  This article focuses on how a project manager may avoid scope creep. The article also stresses the criticality of change management.

   

  Simms, J. (2008, February 5). Forget everything you’ve learnt about project delivery, part 1: Scope management. CIO (13284045), 1.

  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

  This article specifies the two different types of scope (problem scope and solution scope) and how they may affect scope management. The author describes how being aware of these two different types of scope may prevent issues in scope management.

   

  Simms, J. (2009, July 7). The self evident truths of project management: Truth # 11: “Project scope is a weapon of opportunity not control”. CIO (13284045),  1.

  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

  In this article, the author describes the dangers of seeking to control a project’s scope too tightly. The author distinguishes the initial scope and the final scope of a project.

  Turk, W. (2010). Scope creep horror. Defense AT&L, 39(2), 53–55.

  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

  This article examines the impact of scope creep on a project. The author also describes some of the causes of scope creep.

  Smith, S. E. (2012). What is scope creep? Retrieved from http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-scope-creep.htm

  This article defines scope creep. The author describes how scope creep can arise and how it may be remedied.

  Document: Project Management Tools Available for Apple/Mac Computers (PDF)

  This document contains a list of Project Management tools that are compatible with Apple/Mac computers.