Chapter 3 - Scoping the Business Problem - posted by Paramjeet Kaur Toor

 Setting the Scope

We have to understand business process and aim of organization to make a scope. we need to find what our owner is doing and how our product will benefit them. There are different parts of business that we should understand like "the Work" that define precise scope of work and parts of organization that are included in work. In addition, there is scope for owner's work that involve work that owner want to change or improve.

Stakeholders

Stakeholders are those who are interest in and affected by the output or result of project. Therefore, a single project involve many stakeholders to complete a project. For example sponsor, customer, suppliers, consultants, manager, opponents etc. Some of important stakeholder discussed below:
The Sponsor: A sponsor is a person who represents owner's interest to other stakeholder and provide budget for developing the resources of project. It means sponsor pays for development of product. a project can not go without sponsor as he also explain product .
The Customer: Customer are those who purchase our product and become its new owner. It is important to make product that make customer satisfy and seems valuable to them. There can be two types of customer. One who buy their own use and second who buy for other users. In both case, we need to understand their needs and put their values on top.
Other Stakeholders: There are many other stakeholders that are connected to project in different ways such as suppliers who provide resources to project, consultants who are experts and can internal or external to your organization, mangers who mange the whole project and guide everyone from time to time, government etc.

Constraints

Constraints appear in early time of requirements template that help to determine requirements for project. Constraints also affect the scope of product by  limit project's time or money. Therefore, we can say that these provides guidance where to focus for requirements gathering. Management,  marketing colleagues and sponsor already know the constraints.
Solution Constraints: Our specifications of project describe the solutions. only one acceptable design solution exits.
Project Constraints: Project constraints describe define the time and financial budget for the project. As these affect the requirements gather so these are known on scoping time for short budget project.

Risks

Risks are examined that can occur during project and create problems for mangement are tried to prevent by risk management. A assessor find risk and then identified the probability of becoming it problem and also identify early warning signs. In a project, a risk manager is assigned to monitor all these things as these are consider serious for project. Risk analysis make risks visible to stakeholders so they can prepare accordingly. 


                                                                             

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  1. Chelsia Palta30 March 2020 at 12:59

    Product scope focuses on the result or the actual offering. This is the final product or service. Product scope may also refer to a service or other item for customer use. Product scope often considers how to evaluate whether the object is on track for completion and whether it meets the expected outcome. The project scope also outlines the project's limits by specifying what is not included within the scope of the plan. It can incorporate information about the project's budget or available resources. Information regarding the project schedule, as well as the assignment of tasks may also be included in the project scope. Work groups will often be assigned listing the internal or external personnel who will be involved with the project.

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  2. Liliane Marino30 March 2020 at 16:56

    Good points!!! And it is very good to mention that the blastoff deliverables – especially scope, stakeholders and goals – are needed by any project, regardless of its size. As follows:
    Rabbit projects
    - A brief meeting is needed to gain consensus of the stakeholders.
    - A sketch of the project work may be pinned to the wall.
    - The scope is clearly but briefly documented.
    Horse projects
    - Project are more formal and need a blastoff meeting.
    - Deliverables are recorded and communicated to the stakeholders.
    - Projects might benefit from producing a first-cut sketch.
    - Results are communicated to appropriate people.
    Elephants projects
    - Formal blastoff meetings are required since they are lengthy and complex projects.
    - Detailed information is documented, reviewed and signed off.
    - Having the quality team review the deliverables and doing a risk analysis are important.
    - Risk analysis and cost estimation are important.
    - Having a clearly defined and properly understood work scope is crucial.

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  3. Harvinder Singh4 April 2020 at 14:38

    Covering more about the stakeholder:
    Management: Item directors and program supervisors are evident wellsprings of necessities. Undertaking directors or pioneers who are liable for the everyday administration of the venture exertion moreover have commitments to make.

    Subject-Matter Experts: This supporters may incorporate area examiners, business advisers, business experts, or any other individual who has some particular information on the business subject. As a result, these specialists are a prime wellspring of data about the work.

    Core Team: The center group is comprised of the individuals who are a piece of the structure exertion for the item. They may incorporate item fashioners, engineers, analyzers, business experts, frameworks investigators, frameworks modelers, specialized scholars, database creators, and any other person who is associated with the development.

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  4. Hassan Kamara22 April 2020 at 04:46

    After reading this post i can see that the goal of defining the projects scope is to identify the stakeholders, constraints and the risks of the upcoming project. There seems ti be three main stakeholders which would be the customer, the sponsor and any other stakeholders. The customer is important because they are the people who will be buying your product so understanding their needs that relate to your product are highly important. the sponsor is important because the will be the one who will be providing the budget for the project and they understand the interest of the owner as well.

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