For the two post below consider whether you agree with their assessment of the importance of scope management, and follow up with a meaningful question to help them further develop their argument: I have chosen to analyze the Manhattan Project for my final project analysis. I chose this project because I found its historical significance intriguing. The Manhattan Project had to deal with many unknowns and risks, and I feel there is a lot that can be learned from researching and analyzing how the project was managed. Especially since the project was managed at a time with minimal project management resources and historical information to utilize for strategic support. The vision for the Manhattan Project was to build a nuclear bomb that could be used in the war. This vision was inspired by intel given to U.S. President, Franklin D. Roosevelt by Albert Einstein, explaining that German physicists had recently discovered that uranium could be manipulated in such a way that could generate enough energy for a bomb. Scope management is critical for completing projects successfully. It ensures that a project is delivered on time and within budget while meeting the needs of the stakeholders. It is also critical for avoiding scope creep, which can occur when too many changes outside of the initial scope are added to the project, which can cause the original vision for the project to be lost and cause the project to spiral out of control. The difficulty with the Manhattan Project, was that there were so many unknowns and no historical data to reference. To manage the scope successfully the project was compartmentalized based on teams, tasks, and objectives. This strategy also assisted with remaining top secret, which was a major deliverable within the overall project scope. For my final project analysis, the topic I chose was the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The vision for the 2014 FIFA World Cup project was to implement a sustainability strategy that FIFA and the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) designed to mitigate the negative impact and also maximize the positive effects of hosting the world cup (2014 FIFA World Cup Sustainability Strategy Presented at Rio+20, 2012). However, upon researching this topic the project was not as successful as FIFA and LOC had hoped for. An article that I came across concludes that the 2014 World Cup in Natal, Brazil did not service sustainability and did not leave any long-lasting sustainable effects (de Vasconcelos & de Macedo Filho, 2020). Scope management is utilized for all projects as requirements are recognized and the scope that will meet them is defined. Scope is the sum of the products, services, and results of to be provided as a project (Project Management Institute, 2021). For example, the project scope included a new LEED-certified stadium that was to be built in Manaus, deep in the Amazon, which featured a state-of-the-art solar energy-efficient heating and cooling system (Spanne, 2014). However, due to construction delays the solar power heating and cooling systems were abandoned. Scope can evolve over time or it can be discovered, unfortunately removing solar power energy from project scope is one of many reasons why the project failed (Project Management Institute, 2021)