Chapter 2. Defining the Project

Q:Why do most projects struggle?
A:The scope of the project changes without the resources changing.

This chapter will show you how to do the following:

  • Document the scope of a learning event project

  • Document the business objectives of the learning event project

  • Document the learning objectives of the learning event

  • Document the risks and constraints of a learning event project

  • Evaluate alternatives and choose one

  • Build a stakeholder communication plan.

When a project begins, or in order to get funding to begin, the project manager must create a project charter. This document can be called many different things (for example, the overall project plan, the project mission, or the scope document of understanding), but its ...

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