ICO Nyanya

Now that you have received formal authority to pursue the project through the Project Charter, you will need to elaborate the scope of the project and produce a Scope Statement that will define the scope and boundaries of the project. The PMBOK v5 defines “define scope” as “the process of developing a detailed description of the project and product.”

The difference between the Charter and the Scope Statement can be confusing, since they seem to say many of the same things. However, the Scope Statement is an in-depth elaboration of the material first covered in the Charter. From the book (Chapt 5, p. 195):

"Although contents vary, project scope statements should include at least a product scope description, product user acceptance criteria, and detailed information on all project deliverables. It is also helpful to document other scope-related information, such as the project boundaries, constraints, and assumptions. The project scope statement should also reference supporting documents, such as product specifications that will affect what products are created or purchased, or corporate policies, which might affect how products or services are produced. "

What you are entering now is the investigative phase of the project, where you work with the stakeholders and end users to make sure that all parties fully understand what it is that the project is tasked with producing. This in-depth elaboration is necessary, because it will form the basis for your Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), which is how you drill down and estimate the work involved with the project. Put yourself in the shoes of the end users and think about what their expectations are for the project's deliverables. That is what you are verifying with the scope statement.

Please use the attached template for this assignment. For the cost estimate, you can use real numbers if you have them, or just make up numbers if you don't. If you have any questions, please let me know.