Project scoping Flashcards

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what is project scoping

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is the plan for how a task is going to be a achieved by engineer

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2
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what is scope seperated into (4)

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communication
project management
schedule
budget

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3
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what is product scope

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how product will work, what it is etc

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4
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what is project scope

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what needs to happen in the project, egh how the bridge is going to be built

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5
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what one comes first

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usually get given product scope and design project sfope accrodingly, somtimes need to make product scope first and get it ticked off

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6
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what is a project brief

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a document summarising what needs to be done, varies from brief outline to detailed plan

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7
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what should project cope imclude

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objectives
tasks
sub phases
reasources
budjet 
schedule
constraints
assumptions
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8
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what are the objectives made from

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from the project justification and product scope

can be specific to either

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9
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what is the project justification

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a part of the project scope that has the needs the project addresses

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10
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what are tasks

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activities required to complet project

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11
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what are subphases

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tasks within tasks, often running parallel

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12
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what is resources

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you know what resources are

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13
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project budget and product budget

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product budget: target cost for a product

project budget: money available to make a product

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14
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what is a schedule

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sequence of tasks in order

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15
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constraints and examples of constraints

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rules that the project has to abide by
eg dead lines
budget
geometric or property
materials
standards
lines of communication
penis
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16
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assumptions and examples

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decisions made that determine the way a project will develope. eg
budget
task break down
schedule

17
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who prepares the product scope

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the client generally

18
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who prepares the project scope

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the cleint or engineer or both
can be defined in tender by client
or negotiated

19
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what defines the resoponsibikities and where do they lie

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product scope, some sit with designer like technical compliance. some with client, like monitoring progress

20
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what is scope creep

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uncontrolled contoinous growth in the project scope

21
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what causes scope creep

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poorly defined scope
weak management
poor communication between parties