Managing Software Requirements: A Unified Approach

Chapter 20. Establishing Project Scope

Key Points

• The first step in establishing project scope is to establish a high-level requirements baseline, an itemized set of features intended to be delivered in a specified version of the product.

• The second step is to establish the rough level of effort required for each feature of the baseline.

• Next, estimate the risk for each feature, or the probability that implementing it will cause an adverse impact on the schedule and the budget.

• Using this data, the team establishes the baseline in such a way as to ensure the delivery of those features that are critical to project success.

The Requirements Baseline

The purpose of scope management is to establish a high-level requirements baseline for the project. We'll ...