Product Scope Versus Project Scope

The most powerful tool for delineating the boundaries of your e-learning solution is the product context diagram. This graphic shows at a glance what your finished product delivers, what it expects from outside its boundaries, who interacts with the product, and how it interacts with other systems. Figure 3-1 shows the components for creating a product context diagram.

Figure 3-1. Components of a product context diagram.

There is a second, equally powerful tool that you, as an e-learning project manager, may wish to introduce: the project context diagram. Figure 3-2 shows the components for creating the project ...

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