Microsoft® Office Project 2007 Inside Out

Changing Project Scope

In the course of checking and adjusting your project plan, you might need to cut scope. For example, to meet the finish date, you might need to cut tasks you perceive as optional. To bring project costs in line with your allotted budget, you might cut tasks associated with increased quality or quantity that you think you can live without. Or maybe you need to cut an entire phase or deliverable to alleviate resource overallocation.

Note

Your task list is likely based on the scope statement that all the stakeholders, including customers, originally approved. If you need to cut scope, you might have to go back and obtain stakeholder approval for these changes.

To delete a task, simply click its row heading and press the Delete ...