SECTION 2:
MANAGING PROJECT SCOPE
INTRODUCTION
A man steers well who reaches the port for which he started.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (c. 4 BC–65 AD), On Benefits
Scope forms part of the ‘golden triangle’ of project management (also known as the triple constraint) along with resources and time. Figure II explains the triangle. Scope, resources and time are equally balanced within a project and form an equilateral triangle. If there is a change to any part of the triangle, another element has to change as well to keep the balance. For example, if scope increases, time has to increase to give the project team longer to deliver the proposed changes. If this is not possible, more resources have to be found to do an increased amount of work in the ...
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