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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Conduct project authorisation activities
  2. Conduct project scope definition activities
  3. Manage application of scope controls

Required Skills

Required skills

literacy skills sufficient to interpret and analyse complex project plans and documentation

planning and organising skills to monitor scope and to respond to potential and actual changes

problemsolving and analytical skills to address project scope management issues and challenges

negotiation skills to address changes to scope with a range of stakeholders

Required knowledge

role and responsibilities of the project manager in relation to project planning

project life cycle and the significance of scope management

problem areas likely to be encountered in scope management

project management tools used for managing scope

Evidence Required

The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the following is essential

demonstration of scope management for multiple complex projects

knowledge of scope management plans tools issues and likely challenges

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure

access to workplace documentation used to document and manage project scope

consideration of feedback from project stakeholders regarding the management of project scope

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skill and knowledge The following examples are appropriate for this unit

direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of onthejob performance by the candidate

oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of strategies for managing project scope and their application to different situations

analysis of responses in addressing case studies and scenarios which present project scope management issues and problems

observation of demonstrated techniques in negotiating changes to scope

review of scope management plan

assessment of documentation about scope management issues and recommended improvements

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector workplace and job role is recommended for example

other units from the Diploma of Project Management

Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Project authorisation may:

already have been decided before involvement of the project manager

be in the form of a scope statement which briefly explains why the project has been formed, what it hopes to achieve and how success will be measured

be required at a number of critical review points during the project

Appropriate authority may include:

client, owner, sponsor, senior executive or other individual or group vested with the authority to make decisions regarding the project

Project deliverables may include:

all products and services defined within the project scope

Relevant stakeholders may include:

team members

clients

sponsors

internal and external parties

decision makers

Scope management may include:

determining that a scope change has occurred or is about to occur

identifying and reporting scope creep, that is, incremental increases to scope that were not part of the original project requirements

identifying factors which influence changes to scope

implementing agreed scope changes

monitoring and reporting the effect of scope changes on other areas and on achievement of project objectives

refining scope progressively throughout the project life cycle

seeking authorisation for changes to project scope

Change control procedures may include:

formal agreements, for example contracts, sub-contracts, memoranda of understanding

major elements of the project liable to change, for example design, engineering, finance

project documentation, including plans, schedules, statements, directives, guidelines and instructions