PM Through ConsensusA Project Management Course
Course overview › Module 3 · Start with some kind of end in mind: scoping and shared vision
Module 3 · 35 min · 5 pages

Start with some kind of end in mind: scoping and shared vision

~35 min total · Earn: Scope Author

Project scoping in five moves: objectives, resource plan, additional considerations, the written scope, buy-in. Theory of change. KPIs that organizers can actually read. The 30,000-foot view that keeps you out of scope creep.

Project Scopeone-to-two-page referenceObjectivesnoun + verb + dateResource Planpeople / money / tools / timeTheory of ChangeIF... AND... THEN...KPIs3-5 weekly numbers+ explicit "NOT doing" list to prevent scope creep

Subsections in Module 3

3.1 · 7 MIN

Define objectives: what are you actually delivering?

Open 3.1 3.2 · 7 MIN

Resource plan: people, money, tools, time

Open 3.2 3.3 · 7 MIN

Theory of change: what has to be true for this to work?

Open 3.3 3.4 · 7 MIN

KPIs and metrics that name themselves

Open 3.4 3.5 · 7 MIN

Module 3 checkpoint: write your project scope

Open 3.5