Scope Management Plan Template
Overview & Purpose
This document describes how project scope will be managed and how scope changes will be
integrated into the project. It should also include an assessment of the expected stability of the project
scope (i.e., how likely is it to change, how frequently, and by how much). The scope management
plan should also include a clear description of how scope changes will be identified and classified.
(This is particularly difficult—and therefore absolutely essential— when the product characteristics
are still being elaborated.)
A scope management plan may be formal or informal, highly detailed or broadly framed, based on the
needs of the project. It is a subsidiary component of the project plan.
Provides an orderly process for managing the scope of the project, accommodating and integrating
scope changes in a project and reducing the likelihood of surprises from undetected changes
affecting cost, schedule, and other critical project metrics.
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July 2004
Scope Management Plan Template
Project Name
Project Ref. No.
Prepared By
Date Prepared
Customer
Business Unit / Dept.
Contact
Project Type (STD / ADV)
STD
I.
Describe how Project Scope will be managed:
II.
Assess the expected stability of the scope of this project (how likely is it to change,
how frequently, and by how much?):
III.
How will scope changes be identified and classified?
IV.
Describe how changes in project scope will be integrated into the project:
V.
Additional Remarks: