PMP® – Project Scope Management

Pluralsight

Course Summary

This is the fourth course in our PMP® series. Learn about Project Scope Management, including how to gather and refine project requirements, define project scope, create scope baselines, work breakdown structures, and much more! You'll also learn about the importance of validating and controlling project scope, ensuring your project is successfully completed and that you avoid critical issues like scope creep and failing to meet project objectives.

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Course Description

This is the fourth course in our PMP® series. Learn about Project Scope Management, including how to gather and refine project requirements, define project scope, create scope baselines, work breakdown structures and much more! You'll also learn about the importance of validating and controlling project scope, ensuring your project is successfully completed and that you avoid critical issues like scope creep and failing to meet project objectives. This course covers some of the most important topics in the PMP® curriculum and will leave you better prepared for the scope management questions you can expect to find on the PMP® exam.

Course Description

This is the fourth course in our PMP® series. Learn about Project Scope Management, including how to gather and refine project requirements, define project scope, create scope baselines, work breakdown structures and much more! You'll also learn about the importance of validating and controlling project scope, ensuring your project is successfully completed and that you avoid critical issues like scope creep and failing to meet project objectives. This course covers some of the most important topics in the PMP® curriculum and will leave you better prepared for the scope management questions you can expect to find on the PMP® exam.

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Course Syllabus

Introduction to Project Scope Management
- 32m 11s

—Course and Module Introduction 1m 32s
—Project Scope Management: An Overview 6m 57s
—The Project Scope Management Processes 5m 8s
—Inside the Plan Scope Management Process 11m 12s
—Plan Scope Management Process Outputs 4m 33s
—Module Review 2m 47s

Collecting Project Requirements
- 1h 7m

—Module Overview 0m 44s
—Introducing the Collect Requirements Process 5m 46s
—The Role of Requirements 4m 40s
—Types of Project Requirements 11m 27s
—The Requirements Traceability Matrix 3m 14s
—Inside the Collect Project Requirements Process 4m 37s
—Collect Requirements: Tools & Techniques 9m 14s
—Collect Requirements: Group Creativity Techniques 4m 52s
—Collect Requirements: Group Decision-making Techniques 6m 16s
—Collect Requirements: Leveraging Data & Analytics 7m 29s
—Collect Requirements: Process Outputs 3m 41s
—Module Review 5m 13s

Defining Project Scope
- 31m 8s

—Module Overview 0m 47s
—The Define Project Scope Process 4m 41s
—The Project Scope Statement 10m 48s
—Inside the Define Project Scope Process 10m 44s
—Module Review 4m 8s

Creating a Work Breakdown Structure
- 47m 41s

—Module Overview 0m 47s
—Creating a Work Breakdown Structure 8m 43s
—Decomposing Project Work 10m 40s
—The WBS Dictionary 5m 44s
—Sample Work Breakdown Structures 9m 1s
—Inside the Create WBS Process 8m 19s
—Module Review 4m 26s

Validating Project Scope
- 20m 58s

—Module Overview 0m 23s
—Validating Project Scope 6m 51s
—Inside the Validate Project Scope Process 5m 52s
—Validate Project Scope Tools, Techniques, and Outputs 4m 38s
—Module Review 3m 13s

Controlling Project Scope
- 20m 36s

—Module Overview 0m 20s
—Controlling Project Scope 7m 38s
—Inside the Control Project Scope Process 4m 19s
—Control Project Scope Tools, Techniques, and Outputs 4m 38s
—Module Review 3m 39s