Description:
Often cited as one of the main contributors to project failure, scope creep is an insidious disease that is said to begin the day a project starts. Learning how to recognize and manage seemingly uncontrollable changes to an endeavor is a key aspect of a project management. After carefully examining scope creep causes and cures, we will engage in a lively scope creep role-playing game that demonstrates just how easy it is to fall into the scope creep trap.
Designed for:
Anyone involved with projects - both experienced and new project managers will benefit from this course - as will supervisors, managers, directors, bankers, health professionals, scientists, project engineers, program staffers and anyone else who administers projects.
Learning Points:
- Understand the importance of scope creep, especially with respect to how it negatively influences project success.
- Learn the most common causes of scope creep and strategies to deal with them.
- Recognize the warning signs that scope creep may be occurring using performance measurement analysis.
- Learn how to control scope creep through an integrated change control process.
Outline:
1. Scope Creep Introduction and Definition
a. Definitions
b. Product vs. Project Scope Creep
2. Important Project Terms Associated with Scope
a. Goals
b. Goal Specificity
c. Requirements
d. Deliverables
3. Dimensions of Scope Creep (Matrix)
a. Ambiguous Product Scope
b. Worst Case Scenario
4. Detecting Scope Creep Through Performance Measurement Analysis
a. Earned Value Technique
b. Forecasting
c. Earned Value and Scope Creep
5. Common Causes of Scope Creep and How to Address Them
a. Gold Plating
b. Poor Requirements Analysis and Documentation
c. Poor Scope Statement
d. Poor Management
e. Poor Integrated Change Control
f. Customer Relations
g. Unethical Behavior
6. Performing Integrated Change Control to Combat Scope Creep
a. Change Requests
b. Approved Change Request Review
c. Configuration Management Goals
d. Configuration Management Activities
e. Change Management Plan
7. Scope Creep Role-Playing Game
Did you know?
How to Recognize and Address Scope Creep, can be taken to complete the Master Certificate in Project Management.
LOCATION:
How to Recognize and Address Scope Creep will be held in the CMD Training Center in the Woodman Alumni Building on the Wichita State University campus in Wichita, Kansas.
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