There are two places that scope is defined on your project. High-level scope is defined in your project charter. Low-level scope is defined in your business requirements document. High-level scope ...

After your team has assessed the risks and the stakeholders who could be affected by your design, your team must determine a target customer or community that your design will serve. While this target ...

One of the hardest parts of planning any project is also one of the easiest ways to screw it up: clearly defining the scope of a project or, in other words, understanding what’s included in a project ...

Planners are often asked to test a facilities concept, define how much space it will take, and determine how much it will cost to complete. These questions are useful in the early concept phase of a ...

Again, I have been tasked with a project that has no scope or definition. What I am looking for is something of a template defining the needs for a project in an attempt to reign in unnecessary ...

Project managers—especially in the tech sector—know all too well how many factors can cause a project to miss its deadline or go over budget. Keeping a project within its projected scope is one of the ...

Zeus Kerravala is the founder and principal analyst with ZK Research, and provides a mix of tactical advice to help his clients in the current business climate and long-term strategic advice. When IT ...