The project scope is defined based on the project requirements and the customer’s needs. It helps to document the project related goals & deliverables, features along with the deadlines and the functionality of the modules and the sub-modules. It includes what to achieve for the said project and what not to achieve within the constraints.

Scope change control process: the scope change control process will follow a systematic process. It will follow a template where the change ID along with the date will be recorded. The person authorizing the change request will be asked to allow for the said change as per the need. He is the one who will allow making the said change to a specific part after having the detailed description of the change. Once it is allowed to make the change, the previous version will be over written by maintain the record of the same.

Scope Validation:

This will help to determine whether the deliverables are as per the scope or not. The acceptance of the deliverables is based on the said scope. The formal acceptance of the deliverables is required. It is based on the signed-off contract by the customer. It cannot be backed-off at any single phase of the project.

Scope acceptance:

The scope acceptance is based on the acceptance of the project deliverables as per the requirements of the customer. It is highly recommended to deliver the project according to the scope of the project. It also helps to deal with the change proves for making the changes to the baseline.

Project Scope Control processes management

1). List the main factors that could trigger requests for scope change on your project?

It can include as given: the need of the business got changed, the benefits concerned with the business got changed, the planning was not done properly, scope inflation or scope creep, resources for the project got changed, funding for the project is affected, schedule for the project changed and a need arise to make the corrective action (anticlue, 2019).

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