December 2014
Intermediate to advanced
366 pages
9h 17m
English
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Contents
For e wo r d
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Pr eFac e
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ab o ut th e auth o r
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ch a P ter 1 In tr odu c tI o n to Sc o Pe Ma nag eMe n t: who?
w
hat ? why ?
1
Historical Perspective: e Rusted Staple Story 1
Why Write a Book about Project Scope Management? 3
Current State of Project Scope Management 3
Key Problems with Scope 4
Port Upgrade: Container Terminal Construction Project 5
Wireless Company: Mobile Number Portability Project 6
Does is Sound Like Your Life? 8
Why Bother with Requirements? 8
Developing a Shared Platform 13
Glossary 13
Chapter Summary 15
ch a P ter 2 hI S to ry o F Sc oPe Manag e M e nt
17
Introduction 17
Brief History of Project Scope Management 18
Twenty-Seventh Century BC: Sneferu’s Expensive
Prototyping 18
First Cent ...
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