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Saturday, 14 January 2012

Scope Management 5.4 Verify Scope

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Scope Management 5.4 Verify Scope

Scope verification is the process of obtaining formal acceptance of the project scope by stakeholders. It involves reviewing work results to see whether tasks were completed correctly. lf a project is terminated early, scope verification should document the extent of the work completed. Scope verification differs from quality control in that verification is primarily concerned with acceptance of the work whereas quality control is primarily concerned with correctness of the work. Quality control is usually performed slightly ahead of verification, but the two processes may overlap somewhat.


                                                                Verify Scope
                    Inputs
                    Tools
                Outputs
1.      Project management plan
2.      Requirements
documentation
3.      Requirements traceably
matrix
4.      Validates deliverable
·         Inspection
1.      Accepted deliverables
2.      Change requests
3.      Project document updates

 

Four Key inputs for Verify Scope:

1. Project Management Plan: The project management plan contains the scope baseline which identifies all the work that must be performed. Completion of this work is what this process verifies. As identified before, components of the scope baseline include:

·         Scope statement: The product description and product acceptance criteria are the portions of the Scope statement that are relevant to verification.
·         WBS: Defines deliverable and the associated decomposition into work Packages.
·         WBS Dictionary: Detailed description of work for each work packages.

2. Requirements Documentation: Lists all requirements and acceptance criteria for the project to be considered complete.

3. Requirements Traceability Matrix: Described in this site, this matrix links requirements to their origin (business need or opportunity).
4. Validated Deliverable: Validated deliverable have been completed and checked for correctness as part of Perform Quality Control.

One Key Tool for Verify Scope:

1. Inspection: Activities such as measuring, examining and testing undertaken to determine whether work results conform to requirements. Alternative names for inspection include reviews, product reviews, audits and walkthroughs.

Three Key Outputs for Verify Scope:

l. Accepted Deliverable: Accepted deliverable have met the acceptance criteria and are formally signed off by an authorized person. The formal documentation is forwarded to the Close Project or Phase process.

1.      Change Requests: Deliverables that are not accepted must be documented as such, including the reasons for non-acceptance. In some cases, those deliverables may require a change request for defect repair. As usual, these change requests are processed using integrated change control.

2.      Project Document Updates: As necessary, any documents that describe the product or report on actual status of the work may be updated.



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