APM PFQ (Bok7) Scope and Scope Management

In this podcast the Parallel team discuss the following assessment criteria: 1

define the term ‘scope management’.

2 differentiate between scope management within linear projects and scope management within iterative projects.

3 describe how product breakdown structures (PBS) and work breakdown structures (WBS) are used to illustrate the required scope of work.

4 outline how a project manager would use cost breakdown structures (CBS), organisational breakdown structures (OBS) and the responsibility assignment matrix (RAM).

5 define the terms ‘configuration management’ and ‘change control’ in the context of scope management.

6 explain the relationship between change control and configuration management

7 outline the stages in a typical change control process

8 outline the activities in a typical configuration management process (including planning, identification, control, status accounting and verification audit)