Project scope (how it will help you)

To write this article and bring you the best information, I searched a bit in other places and, to be sincere, I got a little confused with too many steps to follow. Following the philosophy of “less is more,” the project scope should be simple to create and should make people’s lives easier—not harder—when trying to write it. Even worse would be your team wasting time trying to understand it. With that in mind, I will keep this article very short and simple, with just a couple of examples.

If you have been using our Management app, you already know that the project scope is an outline of all aspects of the project. It gives the team an overall idea of what they are aiming to achieve by defining the main goal, main features, and final achievement.

It is likely that you have a team with many different abilities and functions that complement each other to fulfil the project goals. If this is the case, it is important for each of them to see the big picture and understand the importance of their effort. Let’s look at some examples and break them down using the simple three steps we mentioned.

Example 1:
“The project will create a website (main goal) that includes research, writing, content strategy, and search engine optimization (main features) and then publish it (final achievement).”

Example 2:
“Create an application to help people and companies achieve more (main goal) with calendar, company management, chat, marketplace, social, and advertising (main features) and release it for devices (phone, computer) and the web (final achievement).”

The last example may seem a bit familiar. To sum up, communication, as we know, is the biggest issue in most companies, and anything we can do to improve it will be beneficial. Writing a quick scope will definitely help—and that is why the tool is there for us to use.

Thanks for reading, and I hope you can achieve a bit more.