Scope is the extent of something. In business and project management, scope refers to the work that has been committed for a project, initiative, task, activity, deliverable or action item. The following are illustrative examples of work outputs that can be included in scope.
APIs
Acceptance Criteria
Action Plans
Algorithms
Analysis
Applications
Architectural Designs
Audits
Budgets (e.g. budget documentation)
Buildings
Business Cases
Business Plans
Business Processes
Business Rules
Code
Communications
Compliance
Conceptual Designs
Content
Dashboards
Data
Data Cleansing
Deployment
Environmental Remediation
Equipment
Estimates
Events
Feasibility Studies
Fundraising Campaigns
Gap Analysis
Information Environments
Infrastructure
Integration
Knowledge Artifacts
Landscaping
Launches
Lessons Learned
Machines
Manuals
Market Research
Media
Models
Non-functional Requirements
Operationalisation
Physical Environments
Plans
Platforms
Policies
Procedures
Processes
Products
Project Charters
Proof of Concepts
Prototypes
Publications
Reporting
Requirements
Research
Risk Management Plan
Risk Register
Risk Treatments
Roadmaps
Sales / Marketing Campaigns
Sales / Marketing Collaterals
Schedules
Services
Software Architecture
Software Design
Standards Compliance
Strategies
Systems
Test Cases
Tests / Testing Phases / Acceptance Testing / Quality Control
Training
Use Cases
Visual Designs
The list above can also be used to brainstorm things that are out-of-scope.
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