Assignment Objective

This assignment aims to create a Scope Statement using the project scenario provided by the instructor. Use the project scenario below to create a Scope Statement.

Project Scenario $-$ Infrastructure Upgrade: IT System Overhaul

You work as an Information Technology $($IT$)$ Department Project Manager for a medium$-$sized Canadian organization. You are happy about a new project you have been assigned. You are tasked with upgrading the IT infrastructure for your organization. The deadline to complete this project will be December $1,2025.$ Use your creativity to come up with what might be additional details about this project.

What might be in$-$scope for this project includes, for example:

Migrating to a new server.

Implementing cybersecurity measures.

Training staff on the new systems.

You know that a project of this scope comes with challenges, for example:

Downtime Minimization: Ensuring minimal disruption during migration.

Change Resistance: Addressing employee resistance to system changes.

Budget Constraints: Working within budget limitations$.$

Assignment Tasks

Include the following components in your assignment:

Create a Scope Statement for this IT System Overhaul project.

What else would you add to be in$-$scope or deliverables for this project?

What else would you add to be excluded $($out of scope$)$ from this project?

$1.$ Project objective

$2.$ Deliverables

$3.$ Milestones

$4.$ Technical requirements

$5.$ Limits and exclusions

$6.$ Reviews with customer

Scope Checklist is used to develop the Scope Statement.

Contents of the Scope Statement:

Product$/$service scope description

$$ Brief description $(2-3$ sentences$)$

$$Deliverables $($in scope$))$

$$ Key deliverables

$$ Summary of the requirements

$$ Includes project management

$2-3$ sentences per deliverable

$$ Typical SS has $4-5$ deliverables

$$Exclusions $($out of scope$)$

$$ Things that were discussed but didn$$t become part of the project

$$ Brief $1-2$ sentence description for each

$$Acceptance criteria

$$ What constitutes a finished product$/$service or how do we know the

project is complete

$$Constraints

$$ Limits to the project $($e$.$g$.$ deadlines, resource availability

$$Assumptions

$$ Things assumed to be true which affects how the project will run $($e$.$g$.$ assume that

the competition will not have a similar product$)$