{"id":19076,"date":"2021-05-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/five-questions-ask-projects-scope\/"},"modified":"2021-05-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T05:00:00","slug":"five-questions-ask-projects-scope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/five-questions-ask-projects-scope\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Questions to Ask About Your Project\u2019s Scope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <!-- .post-meta --><\/p>\n<p>Taking on a new project can feel overwhelming at first, even for the most seasoned project managers. Spending some time<a href=\"\/what-to-include-in-a-project-scope-statement\"> writing out a scope statement<\/a> can make reaching your goal seem that much more achievable. But making a truly comprehensive project scope document can come with pitfalls of its own. Here are five important questions to keep in mind when working on your project scope.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/clarizen\/wp-content\/upload\/2017\/07\/questions-scope.jpg\" alt height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<h2><b>Five Questions to Ask About Your Project&#x2019;s Scope<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>1. What are the project&#x2019;s deliverables?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>This is<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmi.org\/learning\/library\/project-scope-statement-skills-tools-7981\"> the most basic step<\/a> to creating a helpful scope statement. Before getting into basic organization, you have to be fully aware of what is being asked of you. What&#x2019;s expected in terms of tangible product, and how does this expectation fit into the larger scope of the project? Having a basic understanding of what is being asked of you on a production level will help you assess how to move forward with assigning roles and setting deadlines.<\/p>\n<h3><b>2. How much flexibility do you have?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Before you can start setting deadlines, it helps to know what the nature of your deadline is, and how much pushback you&#x2019;ll be able to get. A scope statement should be realistic overall, and should take into account certain delays and<a href=\"http:\/\/www.adweek.com\/digital\/how-to-manage-client-expectations-timeline-and-future-goals-into-2017-and-beyond\/\"> unforeseen complications<\/a>. When you know how much time you actually have, how much time you need and how much leeway you&#x2019;ll be able to get away with, you&#x2019;ll have a much better sense of how to organize your team and prioritize certain steps within the project scope. Once you have a firm sense of the project&#x2019;s timeline, it might help to consider using project management software like Planview AdaptiveWork to start keeping things in check.<\/p>\n<h3><b>3. What are the long-term priorities of the project?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Knowing the long-term needs and goals of the client may not directly affect your relationship to the project at hand, but the more you know about these goals, the better equipped you&#x2019;ll be to deal with the more complex, less tangible problems that might arise. If you have to make a decision quickly, it helps to be aware of the big picture while staying as detail-oriented as possible. If you forget to include a basic understanding of long-term progress in your project scope document, you might be leaving out one of the most helpful tools for coming up with more creative solutions down the line.<b><\/b><\/p>\n<div id=\"content-cta\">\n<div id=\"content-cta-text\">Increase your business agility with Planview AdaptiveWork&#x2019;s project management software<\/div>\n<div id=\"content-cta-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarizen.com\/resource\/product-tour\/?refer=blogpost\">Take a Product Tour<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><b>4. What&#x2019;s out of scope?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>As counterintuitive as it might seem, it&#x2019;s often helpful to know what&#x2019;s not expected of you on a given project. The clearer the boundaries are, the better. In order to avoid clogging up your project scope document with a lot of excess, intangible goals and deliverables, keep it simple. Ask what&#x2019;s expected of you, and what&#x2019;s not expected of you, so you can avoid burdening yourself with more work than is needed or desired by the client, or even helpful to the project at hand.<\/p>\n<h3><b>5. What is the success criteria of the project?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/85broads\/2013\/07\/22\/the-top-five-tips-for-managing-client-expectations\/#78bafd99c58e\">Each project has different goals<\/a>. Some of these goals are short term and tangible, while others are more ideological and big-picture oriented. In order to succeed at the project at hand, you have to know what success means in the context of the work.<\/p>\n<p>Success is an extremely fluid concept&#x2014;it can mean lots of different things to different people, and if communication isn&#x2019;t completely clear, you could lay yourself open to handing your client a different result than they were expecting.<\/p>\n<p>Outlining your project scope is one of the most crucial steps of the <a href=\"\/what-are-the-basic-project-planning-steps\">project planning process<\/a>, if not the most crucial. To learn more about <a href=\"\/what-are-the-basic-project-planning-steps\">project planning<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarizen.com\/blog\/\">explore the Planview AdaptiveWork blog<\/a>. And if you&#x2019;re interested in trying a new enterprise project management software, we&#x2019;re happy to provide a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarizen.com\/live-demos\/\">live demo<\/a> of our solution.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"client-logo\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarizen.com\/customers\/\" title=\"Siemens Energy\"><img class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/clarizen\/wp-content\/upload\/2020\/08\/siemens_energy-200x100.png\" alt=\"Siemens Energy\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarizen.com\/customers\/\" title=\"IIROC Success\"><img class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/clarizen\/wp-content\/upload\/2020\/07\/IIROC_logo-200x100.gif\" alt=\"IIROC Success\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarizen.com\/customers\/\" title=\"Financial Services Institution\"><img class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/clarizen\/wp-content\/upload\/2020\/04\/FINANCIAL-SERVICES-IMG-200x100.jpg\" alt=\"Financial Services Institution\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarizen.com\/customers\/\" title=\"M Squared\"><img class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/clarizen\/wp-content\/upload\/2020\/03\/m-squared-logo-200x100.jpg\" alt=\"M Squared\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarizen.com\/customers\/\" title=\"Aliancys Success\"><img class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/clarizen\/wp-content\/upload\/2019\/12\/aoc_aliancys-logo-800x400-200x100.jpg\" alt=\"Aliancys Success\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarizen.com\/customers\/\" title=\"Bonfiglioli Success\"><img class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/clarizen\/wp-content\/upload\/2019\/11\/bonfiglioli_logo-800x400-200x100.jpg\" alt=\"Bonfiglioli Success\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taking on a new project can feel overwhelming at first, even for the most seasoned project managers. Spending some time writing out a scope statement can make reaching your goal seem that much more achievable. But making a truly comprehensive project scope document can come with pitfalls of its own. 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