Chapter VII

Scope Management

RENDER UNTO THY CLIENT THAT FOR WHICH THY CLIENT HAS AGREED TO PAY.

Sam reflected on the characteristics of a project manager and took some immediate action. Realizing that the objectives of the project may not be clear, Sam went to the client. After considerable probing, it was determined that the client intended to move across the river. A raft was needed to carry the family, all the household items, fifty sheepskins of grain, thirty sheep, twenty geese, ten goats, five asses, two oxen, and one aged mother-in-law. Sam pondered these requirements and their implications on the specifications for the raft.

From this information, Sam was able to visualize the raft. It would be made of logs, held together by strips ...

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