Scope Statement for Nursing Shortage. Chapter 4 text focuses on the Scope Statement. Use headings from Page 60 to assure addressing all components in paragraph sentences.

Defining Your Project with a Scope Statement A scope statement is a written confirmation of the results your project will produce and the constraints and assumptions under which you will work. Both the people who requested the project and the project team should agree to all terms in the scope statement before actual project work begins. A good scope statement includes the following information: >> Justification: A brief statement regarding the business need your project addresses. (A more detailed discussion of the justification for the project appears in the project charter. See Chapter 2 for more on this topic.) >> Product scope description: The characteristics of the products, services, and/or results your project will produce. >> Acceptance criteria: The conditions that must be met before project deliverables are accepted. > Deliverables: The products, services, and/or results your project will produce (also referred to as objectives). >> Project exclusions: Statements about what the project will not accomplish or produce. Constraints: Restrictions that limit what you can achieve, how and when you can achieve it, and how much achieving it can cost. >> Assumptions: Statements about how you will address uncertain information as you conceive, plan, and perform your project. Think of your scope statement, when viewed together with the other components of your project plan, as a binding agreement in which REMEMBER > You and your team commit to producing certain results. Your project's requesters commit that they'll consider your project 100 percent successful if you produce these results. > You and your team identify all restrictions regarding your approach to the work and the resources you need to support your work. Your project's requesters agree that there are no restrictions other than the ones you've identified and that they'll provide you the support you declare you need. > You and your team identify all assumptions you made when setting the terms of your scope statement. 60 PART 1 Getting Started with Project ManagementLEARNING 5th Edition Project Management dummies A Wiley Brand Follow best practices from the PMBOK Guide, Sixth Edition Motivate any team for maximum productivity Execute projects on time and with utmost efficiency Stanley E. Portny, PMP Internationally recognized expert in project management