Project Scope Management.

Project Scope Management.

Initiation

 Initiation is the first step in the project management process, and it is the first step in the scope-management process. It authorizes (formally) a project to begin and links a project to the work and to the strategic objectives of the organization.

Be sure to understand that the Initiation step can occur more than once in a project. The Initiation process is also performed at the end of each project phase to get authorization to continue the project.

Planning

 Project planning plays an essential role in helping guide stakeholders, sponsors, teams, and the project manager through other project phases. Planning is needed to identify desired goals, reduce risks, avoid missed deadlines, and ultimately deliver the agreed result.

Execution

 Project execution is the phase in which the plan designed in the prior phases of the project life cycle is put into action. It is the third phase in the project life cycle and follows completion of the planning phase.

The chief purpose of project execution is to develop and produce the project's expected deliverables that must be delivered on time and within budget and must meet the agreed upon scope and fulfill customer quality requirements.

The importance of successfully completing the project execution phase cannot be overstated.

Controlling

most important part of project management is that of control. Once the decision has been taken to launch and implement a project, the project manager must assume the responsibility for ensuring that each person involved completes their assigned tasks in order to thereby guarantee that the project runs according to plan.

Perhaps the most important part of project management is that of control. ... Control is what ensures oversight of these plans, ensuring that no team member deviates from the course set. The completion of control-related tasks will ensure achievement of the targets as they were defined in the planning stage.

Closing

Just as any of the other project management processes (Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring and Controlling), Project Closing serves an important purpose for the organization and helps it avoid unfavorable and adverse scenarios.

Close Project is the process of finalizing all activities for the project.

The key benefits of this process are the project information is archived, the planned work is completed, and organizational team resources are released to pursue new endeavors.

This process is performed once or at predefined points in the project.