Contributing to Project Initiation and Scope Definition in Project Management | Online Course

Learn how to contribute effectively to project initiation and scope definition, ensuring clear objectives and boundaries for successful project management.

What is this course about?

This course covers the fundamentals of project initiation and defining project scope within the project management lifecycle. Learners will explore techniques for stakeholder engagement, project charter development, and scope statement creation. Through practical examples and activities, you will gain confidence in setting projects up for success with clear objectives and defined boundaries.

Why take this course on project initiation?

Effective project initiation and scope definition are crucial to delivering projects on time and within budget. This course helps you develop the ability to clarify goals, manage stakeholder expectations, and reduce risks associated with unclear project parameters.

What you will gain from this course:

Understand key processes in project initiation
Develop clear and detailed project scope statements
Engage stakeholders and manage expectations effectively
Identify project objectives and success criteria
Reduce risks by defining clear project boundaries

Overview

Description

The person credited with this unit standard is able to participate in the identification of stakeholders and their needs and expectations, as well as preparing scope documentation and assisting in monitoring scope. Learners accessing this standard will be involved in project management teams or involved in building small project management teams. These projects may be technical projects, business projects or developmental projects and will cut across a range of economic sectors. This standard will also add value to learners who are running their own business and recognise that project management forms an integral component of any business. Learners accessing this standard will be working as a leader in the context of a small project/sub-project involving few resources and having a limited impact on stakeholders and the environment or working as a contributing team member on a medium to large project when not a leader.

Course Content

Unit 1: Contribute to the identification and co-ordination of stakeholders, their roles, needs and expectations

Project stakeholders are identified and their roles on achievement of project outcomes are recorded and or explained with examples
Project stakeholders needs and expectations are identified and documented according to agreed format
Project deliverables are verified against the needs of stakeholders
Approved modifications to stakeholder needs are documented and communicated to relevant parties

Unit 2: Contribute to the identification, description and analysis of the project needs, expectations, constraints, assumptions, exclusions, inclusions and deliverables

Objectives are agreed with all relevant parties
Assumptions, needs, expectations, constraints, exclusions, inclusions and deliverables are identified and recorded according to agreed format
Work packages are developed and further elaborated to present overall view of the project scope
A work breakdown structure is developed and documented, within agreed time frames

Unit 3: Contribute to preparing and producing inputs to be used for further planning activities

Scope documentation is compiled in accordance with instructions and procedures
Scope document contains a rudimentary sequence of events and/or milestones
The scope document is communicated to stakeholders for approval
Measures for project success are recorded in an agreed format

Unit 4: Contribute to the monitoring of the achievement of the project's scope

Feedback on progress towards delivering the scope is communicated in an agreed manner
Deviations from scope are identified and opportunities for corrective action or improvement are communicated to relevant individuals/teams
The impact of scope change is identified, analysed, described, and reported according to agreed procedures
Approved change requests to scope are processed in accordance with project change control procedures
Project deliverables are verified as complete as per the agreed scope definition or specified requirements

Accreditation

Non-accredited: Short course only
Duration: 1h 30m
Delivery: Classroom/Online/Blended
Access Period: 12 Months