IS333

Project Management
Tutorial 07
Scope Management

1. What are the principal benefits of developing a comprehensive project scope analysis?

2. What are the key characteristics of a work package?

3. Create a Work Breakdown Structure for a term paper project or another school-related project you
are working on. What are the steps in the WBS? Can you identify any sub-steps for each step?

4. What are the benefits of developing a Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM) for a project?

5. Develop an argument for scope reporting mechanisms. At a minimum, what types of reports do you
consider necessary for document control of a project? Why?

6. What is the chief purpose of configuration management? In your opinion, why has it become
increasingly popular in recent years as a part of the project management process?

7. What is the logic behind developing a plan for project closeout prior to even beginning the project?

8. Sustainable project development has many features and can mean many things when beginning a
project. If you were to identify three critical messages that explain what sustainable project
management really means, what would they be?

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