Following the example shown, create a weighted scoring table by multiplying each of the entertainment scores by the weight and determining an analysis score.

Over the last ten years, Sedona Management Group (SMG) has not missed an agreed-to deadline on any contract related to a development project they’ve undertaken. Given the statistics on project failures we have discussed so far in this book, this is rather astounding. Tim Turnpaugh attributes this success to the company’s core competency—great project management. He recognizes that one of the most important and difficult aspects of project management is scope management, which involves defining and controlling what is or is not included in the project. For that reason, Turnpaugh dedicates a great deal of time to project initiation, which includes deciding what projects to pursue and then defining their scope.