Strategy and Scope Management Domain includes the following tasks:
- Manage strategy effectively.
- Implement and Manage the Change Order Process effectively and deliver project benefits and value.
- Develop and apply methods, tools and techniques to develop and manage project scope.
To learn about the Strategy and Scope Management tasks, we recommend exploring the following PMI resources and books:
1. Manage Strategy Effectively:
- PMBOK® Guide (7th Edition):
- Project Integration Management: This section covers the overarching process of managing and aligning project objectives with organizational strategy. It includes strategies for ensuring that project goals support the broader strategic objectives of the organization.
- Tailoring and Customization: In various sections of the PMBOK® Guide, you’ll find references to tailoring practices to align project management with organizational strategy, ensuring that projects contribute effectively to strategic goals.
- The Standard for Portfolio Management: This standard discusses how to align projects and programs with organizational strategy, ensuring that the right projects are selected and managed to deliver strategic value.
- Strategic and Business Management Domain (PMI Talent Triangle): PMI’s Talent Triangle emphasizes the importance of strategic and business management skills, which include managing strategy effectively in the context of project management.
2. Implement and Manage the Change Order Process Effectively and Deliver Project Benefits and Value:
- PMBOK® Guide (7th Edition):
- Change Control and Configuration Management: The chapter on Integration Management includes processes for managing change, including the Change Control process. This section provides a structured approach to handling change requests (change orders) and ensuring they align with project objectives and benefits.
- Benefits Realization: Discusses how to ensure that the change order process contributes to the overall delivery of project benefits and value.
- PMI’s Managing Change in Organizations: A Practice Guide: This guide provides detailed strategies for managing change effectively within organizations, including the processes for implementing and controlling change orders in a way that aligns with the delivery of project benefits and value.
3. Develop and Apply Methods, Tools, and Techniques to Develop and Manage Project Scope:
- PMBOK® Guide (7th Edition):
- Scope Management Chapter: This chapter provides comprehensive guidance on developing the project scope, including techniques such as scope definition, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) creation, scope validation, and scope control. It covers the tools and techniques needed to manage scope effectively throughout the project lifecycle.
- Tailoring Considerations: The PMBOK® Guide also offers advice on tailoring scope management practices based on project size, complexity, and industry-specific needs.
- Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures (WBS): This practice standard is specifically focused on creating and managing a WBS, a key tool in defining and managing project scope. It provides detailed methodologies and best practices for developing and applying WBS to manage project scope effectively.
- PMI’s Practice Standard for Project Estimating: This standard includes methods and techniques that can be applied in the scope management process, particularly in estimating the resources and effort required to deliver the defined scope.
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