Developing the Baseline

The first step in scope management is to create a requirements baseline. A requirements baseline is simply an itemized set of requirements or features that is intended to be delivered in a specific version of the application, as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2. Requirements Baseline

Establishing the baseline for the project is a requirements elicitation effort. We must understand the features and specifications that are necessary for the application to meet our customer’s needs. Techniques for requirements elicitation can include interviews, questionnaires, requirements workshops, story-boards, role-playing, use cases, ...

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