What Is the Difference between Scope and Objectives?
The theory states that the scope of a project defines the boundary of the project and the responsibility of the project manager. However, every business project manager has struggled with “how” to state the scope of his or her project. The concept is fine, but most scope statements look like high-level objectives.
The scope of an information system can be defined graphically using contemporary technical specification techniques such as data flow diagrams and data models. The scope of a building is defined by the physical boundaries such as walls, roads, and so on.
The real issue here is simply that the concept of project scope was borrowed from the construction industry (remember Chapter 2 ...
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