Absolutely. Any business endeavor has to have boundaries. Otherwise it is effectively anarchy. As an extreme example, if the sponsor approved budget for new software development, the PM spending it on remodeling their home is clearly out of scope. Saving Changes...
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
I do agree with Keith. You do need a baseline and you then expand or contract from there because in Agile, the scope os the only variable supposedly. Saving Changes...
A scrum team, for example, may not. However, depending upon the flavor of agile being used, those preparing a business case or charter could. Saving Changes...
Yes - while scope changes which continue to align with the overall product/project vision and which can be delivered within approved cost & time constraints might not require formal change control procedures to be followed, if those changes fundamentally alter the vision of the product/project or exceed approved cost or schedule constraints then some type of formal change control is still required.
Each sprint, work block, or major process is a component within the broader scope of work. However, each requires a clearly defined scope to achieve the desired outcome, contributing to the overall scope. This overall scope is often challenging to precisely define due to the iterative nature of addressing evolving consumer preferences. Agility comes into play, allowing for necessary adjustments to the scope of a sprint when needed. Clearly delineating in-scope and out-of-scope parameters is essential for ensuring effective and purposeful work. Saving Changes...
Gonfa BayissaDirector| Engineering Corporation of OromiaKolfe Keranyo Sub City , 07 Dist, Aa, Ethiopia
In Agile Project it is impossible to define the scope clearly like the Predictive project. Only the final outcome/product will that the Client will require will be set. Saving Changes...
Ruth Marina Lopez PerezResponsable TI| INSTITUTO DE PREVISION SOCIAL MILITAR - NICARAGUAMasaya, Los Madrigales, Nindirí, Nicaragua
Defining an Agile Scope isn't easy task, because the Scope must be it enough clear and understandable for the team and the client.
I can see that exist confussion with the approach Agile. I think to define Scope in predictive approach is more easy than approach Agile. Saving Changes...
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