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What's the difference between Project Scope Statement and Procurement Statement of Work

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George Lewis Program/Project Manager| DXC Technology Company Heredia, Costa Rica
This is not a question but a heads up for those studying for certification, "Project Scope Statement" is different that "Project Statement of Work", because Project Statement of Work does not exists in PMBOK, but "Procurement Statement of Work"instead .
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Abolfazl Yousefi Darestani Manager, Quality and Continuous Improvement| Hörmann-TNR Industrial Doors Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
I agree with George. Please refer to PMBOK v6 and look up for the concepts you are looking for. However, there is a significant difference between these two. SOW has to do with the project and the other one with the procurement process. Two different scopes.
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Tamer Zeyad Sadiq Assistant Cost Manager| Turner & Townsend Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
Well all colleagues explained already and already mentioned on PMBOK!!!
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1 reply by George Lewis
May 01, 2019 6:54 AM
George Lewis
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This discussion does not fit for everyone, because any who won't read the current version or things that things doesn't change...

Also if you think there are no errors in the PMBOK guide v6, this particular discussion (I mean the one posted here today) is not for you...


"There is just two places (aside from procurement section) that you can find the word SOW referring to something different from Procurement SOW.

Page 469 - which in my opinion is a error
Page 697- which in my opinion is a error
Page 724 - which in my opinion is a error

I would say it in another simple way, the traditional wording for "statement of work" (SOW) was removed from the PMBOK version 6 and replace with procurement statement of work (SOW). This replacement was not done in three pages of the BOK, a simple mistake.
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George Lewis Program/Project Manager| DXC Technology Company Heredia, Costa Rica
May 01, 2019 4:24 AM
Replying to Tamer Zeyad Sadiq
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Well all colleagues explained already and already mentioned on PMBOK!!!
This discussion does not fit for everyone, because any who won't read the current version or things that things doesn't change...

Also if you think there are no errors in the PMBOK guide v6, this particular discussion (I mean the one posted here today) is not for you...


"There is just two places (aside from procurement section) that you can find the word SOW referring to something different from Procurement SOW.

Page 469 - which in my opinion is a error
Page 697- which in my opinion is a error
Page 724 - which in my opinion is a error

I would say it in another simple way, the traditional wording for "statement of work" (SOW) was removed from the PMBOK version 6 and replace with procurement statement of work (SOW). This replacement was not done in three pages of the BOK, a simple mistake.
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