Government Extension to the PMBOK® Guide Third Edition

Chapter 5

Project Scope Management

See the introduction to Chapter 5 in the PMBOK® Guide—Third Edition.

5.1 Scope Planning

See Section 5.1 of the PMBOK® Guide—Third Edition, with the following additions to better express the scope planning ground rules that are unique to public sector projects.

Whether the organization is setting initial scope, revising the scope after the project is underway, or deciding whether to authorize the next phase, all government entities are subject to two overarching controls: spending authority and public accountability. When planning and executing scope, government entities are expressly prohibited by law from: (a) spending in excess of the approved budget without additional spending authority; (b) spending budgeted ...