Project exclusions
Project constraints
Project assumptions
You are the project manager for the POQ Organization and you're working with
Sam, the business analyst for your organization. Your company traditionally sells
running shoes through your retail stores, but a new approach will allow customers to
access your inventory and order your shoes online. Sam reports that he has captured
the requirements from the project stakeholders and they've approved his final
documentation of the requirements. The stakeholders are excited about this new
project, which will create software for their online web presence.
Your project must create a web site that meshes with your existing colors, brands,
and feel of the POQ organization. The web site will allow users to access an online
catalog of running shoes, keep a history of shoes they've ordered in the past, and
purchase shoes from the online store. The web site should be secure, calculate
shipping costs, and recommend related items to the customer based on what they've
added to their shopping carts.
Management has approved the requirements with the demand that the solution
not cost more than $75,000 and must be done within three months. Sam also tells
you that some of the retailers are concerned that people will just order the shoes
online rather than visit their locations. You need to create a monthly calendar for
each shoe retailer in your company that encourages people to visit the stores in
addition to your online presence.
To help you write the project scope, answer these questions based on the POQ
Organization's shoe project:
What is the primary goal of this project?
2. What are some characteristics of the product scope?
3. What are the primary deliverables of the project?
4. What type of constraints will this project need to plan for?
5. What assumptions are in the scenario?
6. What elements could become part of the project scope that wouldnt necessarily be part of the
product scope?
7. What conditions must be true for this project to be considered done?
8. What type of skills would you need on your project team to help create this project scope?
9. What additional information would you need from Sam in order to write the project scope?
10. Are there any initial risks that you see in the project?