Many times when a project fails, it was because the people involved jumped into the task too fast. Taking on any job takes time and planning before beginning to work on it. The very first thing that should be defined for any project is the scope. This tells us what the intended outcome is for the project and how the people involved intend to do it. Once the scope is laid out, budget and time must be factored in to have a realistic view of what will be happening.
Key Takeaways:
- Projects range in size, complexity, duration, resources, stakeholders – and that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
- Defining the scope of a given project – what the intended result is, and what’s required to bring it to completion – is not only important, it’s necessary.
- You have to get intimate with the specific details. There are plenty of elements to take into account in order to scope the main lines of a program or project.
“Projects range in size, complexity, duration, resources, stakeholders – and that’s just the tip of the iceberg.”
