| 5. Project scope management What is project scope management? Principles of project scope management Scope planning Scope definition Create work breakdown structure Scope verification Scope creep Scope control Scope management process in action | Aims of this chapter This chapter will cover the processes and requirements involved with project scope management to ensure that the work defined by the scope statement, and no extra, is completed and verified to the customer's satisfaction. By the end of this chapter, the reader should: -
know what scope management is, and how it relates to project management and the successful delivery of a project; -
be able to categorize project activities to confirm that only the designated work is completed, in accordance with the project scope statement; -
be able to apply scope definition within project management to ensure scope control, thereby reducing the probability of scope creep within the project; -
be able to explain the need for treating project scope management as a distinct knowledge area within project management. | 
