Requirements describe the characteristics of the final deliverable, whether it is a product or a service. Project RequirementsĪfter all the deliverables are identified, the project manager needs to document all the requirements of the project. Deliverables are the output of each development phase, described in a quantifiable way. One of the project manager’s primary functions is to accurately document the deliverables of the project and then manage the project so that they are produced according to the agreed-on criteria.

A departmental solution versus an enterprise solution.

A twin engine plane versus a single engine plane.

Intermediate deliverables, like the objectives, must be specific and verifiable.Īll deliverables must be described in a sufficient level of detail so that they can be differentiated from related deliverables. Project deliverables are tangible outcomes, measurable results, or specific items that must be produced to consider either the project or the project phase completed. They include every intermediate document, plan, schedule, budget, blueprint, and anything else that will be made along the way, including all of the project management documents you put together. The deliverables for your project include all of the products or services that you and your team are performing for the client, customer, or sponsor. Deliverables include everything that you and your team produce for the project (i.e., anything that your project will deliver).

You already have a head start on refining the project’s objectives in quantifiable terms, but now you need to plan further and write down all the intermediate and final deliverables that you and your team will produce over the course of the project. The whole idea here is that when you start the project, you need to have a clear picture of all the work that needs to happen on your project, and as the project progresses, you need to keep that scope up to date and written down in the project’s scope management plan. Project scope planning is concerned with the definition of all the work needed to successfully meet the project objectives.

The scope planning process is the very first thing you do to manage your scope. You have a collection of team members, and you need to know exactly what they’re going to do to meet the project’s objectives.

You always want to know exactly what work has to be done before you start it.

Scope of business activities