Now that you have selected your project, it is time to go to the next level of the planning process. The Scope Statement and Work Break Down (WBS). The scope statement is like the Project Selection items except they are more detailed. You fist need to define your project scope. This Is a definition of the result or mission of your project-a product or service for your client/customer. And defines the results to be achieved in specific, tangible, and measurable terms. Sometimes it needs to include was is NOT part of the scope so it clarifies what it is and what it is not. Purposes of the Project Scope Statement To clearly define the deliverable(s) for the end user. To direct focus on the project purpose throughout the life of the project for the customer and project participants. To be published and used by the project owner and project participants for planning and measuring project success. Project Scope Checklist 1. Project objective 2. Product scope description 3. Justification 4. Major Deliverables 5. Milestones 6. Technical requirements Project Scope Checklist 1. Project objective 2. Product scope description 3. Justification 4. Major Deliverables 5. Milestones 6. Technical requirements 7. Limits and exclusions 8. Acceptance criteria Once the project scope statement has been prepared, the next step in the planning phase is to create a detailed work breakdown structure (WBS), which is a deliverable-oriented hierarchical decomposition of the project work scope into work packages that produce the project deliverables. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Understand the importance of a work breakdown structure (WBS) to the management of projects and how it serves as a database for planning and control. It is necessary to identify the "how" the work will get done to produce the project deliverables. Creating a WBS is a structured approach for organizing all the project work and deliverables into logical groupings and subdividing them quantities of resources can be determined, and the associated activity durations and costs can be reasonably estimated. o The level at which a single organization (marketing communications, materials engineering, human resources, a subcontractor, etc.) or individual can be assigned responsibility and accountability for accomplishing the work package. o The level at which the project manager wants to monitor and control the budget, and can collect data on actual costs and the value of the work completed during the performance of the project. The WBS can be created using a graphic chart format or as an indentured list (either is acceptable for this assignment). It can be hand drawn, in an applicable application (i.e. PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Project, etc). Assignment: Write a scope statement which includes the check list items (see above). Then create a WBS for the project work items with at least 3 levels of tasks (can be a graphical chart, hand drawn, PPT, Excel, Word, Project (list format)). Submit via Canvas.