With the growing complexity of today’s large engineering and construction projects, effective scope and change order management is critical to reducing waste, disputes, and financial loss.
According to a recent global PMI survey, over 70% of project professionals in the construction industry experience scope creep, leading to project delays and cost overruns. Lead the change with PMI’s Scope and Change Order Management course, designed by industry experts to help you:
- Apply best practices in scope development and management to reduce the number of downstream change orders.
- Implement a standardized change order process to effectively manage project changes.
- Understand the various technologies that can support scope and change order management.
What you’ll learn
- Section 1: Introduction to Scope and Change Order Management
- Section 2: Business Objectives and Performance Outcomes to Drive Scope
- Section 3: Setting the Project Up With A Clear Scope
- Section 4: Scope Evaluation Tools
- Section 5: Scope Management and Governance
- Section 6: Put in Place an Effective Change Order Process
- Section 7: Technology Supporting Scope Management and Change Orders
- Section 8: Conclusion
To complete the Construction Scope and Change Order Management course, follow these steps:
- Visit the PMI Shop to purchase and complete the Construction Scope and Change Order Management Course. Estimated time to complete: 4 to 6 hours.
- Test your knowledge to finalize your study of the material.
Upon completion, you will earn 3 PDUs and a certificate of completion.
Check your knowledge
1. Review Core Concepts.
Begin by revisiting key topics related to communication in construction projects.
Pay attention, before taking the test, you should know and understand:
- importance of establishing a clear project scope in the front-end planning phase;
- methods, tools, tips, and techniques required to develop project scope;
- PDRI scope evaluation tool;
- how to implement scope revisions;
- how to identify the causes of scope creep and reduce its prevalence;
- how to apply scope management tools;
- scope governance structures and practices;
- Effective Change Order process: causes of change order, types of change orders, components and principles of change order management;
- technology supporting Scope Management and Change Orders.
2. Complete the Test.
Answer all questions to the best of your ability, applying the knowledge you’ve gained so far. Take your time to analyze scenarios and choose the most appropriate responses.
You can find the test in the gray box to the right of this text.
3. Review Your Results.
Once the test is complete, carefully review your results. Focus on understanding why certain answers were correct or incorrect to deepen your learning.
4. Share results with your Mentor.
Together with your Mentor identify areas for improvement. Reflect on any gaps revealed by the test.
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