Abbott Project Management Playbook

9.1 S COPE C ONTROL – S COPE M ANAGEMENT P LAN Scope management is the most fundamental element of project control. All other project attributes - schedule, cost, risk, quality, and resources, depend on the project scope. It defines all the work required to complete a project. Just as important, it defines only the work that is to be completed. The Scope Baseline is a specific version of the project scope, accepted and approved according to requirements established in the Project Management Plan. It is the basis against which progress is measured and reported. It is a criterion used for evaluating change requests, preventing scope creep, and gaining project acceptance. With the Schedule and Cost Baselines, it governs Detailed Design and Project Execution. Typically, the Schedule Baseline can only be changed through a formal change process documented in the Integrated Change Management Plan. An important part of controlling scope is identifying the source of variances to determine if project management preventative and/or corrective actions are required. Scope verification is the formal acceptance of the completed project scope and deliverables by the Stakeholders. It includes confirming all the work required, and only the work required, to successfully complete the project was performed. The Scope Baseline, user requirements, and equipment specifications are used for scope verification. 9.2 P ERFORMANCE M EASUREMENT Managing scope is required for successful projects. Unfortunately, there are no universal techniques for measuring scope performance. A clear understanding of well-defined project requirements represented by WBS activity descriptions and estimates, vigilance, discipline, and the Integrated Change Management process will serve the project team well to ensure all the required work, and only the required work, is performed to successfully to complete the project. Techniques used by the project team to manage scope should be documented in the Scope Management Plan.

Depending on the nature of the project, the following documents may be used to document project scope and evaluate requested changes as part of Integrated Change Management:

• Preliminary Project Scope Statement • Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) • Basis of Design • Construction Documents (Scope Manual) • Formal verification and acceptance process of the completed project deliverables

9.3 S CHEDULE C ONTROL – S CHEDULE M ANAGEMENT P LAN DEFINITION: What is Schedule Control?

Schedule control is the element of Project Controls during Execution where the project manager monitors project schedule performance using a variety of performance measurement options. Schedules are tools used to help manage projects by describing when activities start, their duration, the sequence in which activities are performed, and the relationship between activities.

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