CHAPTER 3

SCOPING THE PROJECT

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 What do you understand by conditions of
satisfaction in a Project? How are these
developed? Show Diagrammatically?
Ans:
Definition of Conditions of Satisfaction (COS):
These are the conditions on which the client and the Project
Manager agree as a result of their Negotiations about a
particular project.
Development of COS:
The client makes a request for a project to the project Manager.
At this point both parties define exactly what the request is and
what kind of response is appropriate. The deliverable from the
conversation is COS.
This process is explained with the help of following diagram.
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Establishing the Condition of
Satisfaction

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What is POS? Discuss its purposes
Ans:
The project overview statement (POS) is a short
document ideally one page that concisely states; what
is to be done in the Project? Why it is to be done? And
what business value, it will provide to the enterprise
when completed. The COS provides input to generate
the POS.
Purposes of POS:
1. To obtain approval of the Project from Senior
Management (Competent Authority).
2. Inherited Project.
3. Unsolicited Individual Initiative.
4. A reference for the team.
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 Q. Discuss various parts of the POS
and draw a sample POS?
Ans:-
The POS has five component parts:-
1. Problem / Opportunity.
2. Project Goal.
3. Project objectives.
4. Success Criteria.
5. Assumptions, Risks, Obstacles.

Sample POS is drawn Below

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SAMPLE FORM --POS

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DEFINATION OF WBS:-

The work Breakdown Structure(WBS) is a

hierarchical description of the work that must
be done to complete the Project, as defined in
the Project over view Statement.(POS).Several
processes can be used to create this hierarchy.
Work Breakdown Structure
WBS for a house
Q.Explain briefly the Approaches to
build/generate the WBS?
There are two main Approaches to
build/generate WBS:-
1. TOP-DOWN APPROACH

2. BOTTOM-UP APPROACH.
SIX CRITERIA TO TEST FOR COMPLETENESS IN THE
WBS

1. Status/completion is measurable.
(Measurable Status)
2. Start/end events are clearly defined.
(Bounded)
3. Activity has a deliverable.
4. Time/cost is easily estimated.
5. Activity duration is within acceptable limits.
6. Work assignments are independent.
Thank you

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