Definition: Project Scope is used to define deliverables; define functionality, interaction and data; define technical structure; defines client expectations.

The project scope states what will and will not be included as part of the project. Scope provides a common understanding of the project for all stakeholders by defining the project's overall boundaries. Scope can be defined in terms of impacted organizations, processes, systems, data, functionality and the like. Use collected project requirements to test the scope statement.

Scope can be broken down into:

Strategy: An overview of the customers business needs in relation to the project and the business need the project was undertaken to address.

Product of the project: A summary of the project deliverables.

Project Objectives: Quantifiable goals in terms of time, money and technical quality that the project must achieve to be considered successful.

Supporting detail: Description of all assumptions and constraints considered during the development of the scope statement.

Scope Management Plan: A description of how the project scope will be managed and how agreed changes will be incorporated into the project deliverables. There is usually a separate document describing the change control process and a cross reference to that document should be included in the scope management plan.