Scope meaning

In this post, I’ll explain the meaning of in scope vs. out of scope, a term you often hear about in the context of project management. As you are probably know already, every project has what is called ‘scope’. Put simply, scope defines the boundaries of a project: what the project should take care of and it should provide in terms of output. For a deeper look at the meaning of scope, read As project leaders, we’ll have thorough discussions with the client and stakeholders to come up with a clear scope definition. And we confirm the scope by documenting our agreement in written form, either in a separate scope document or in the project charter. So much about the term of scope. Now let’s talk about in scope vs. out of scope. In scope vs. Out of scope explained If we say something is in scope, it means that a specific job or deliverable falls under the project’s responsibilities. It means, we have to do it! To give you an example: Imagine you are managing a construction project for building a house. Of course, the client would like to have electricity in all rooms. Therefore, you offered to do the electrical wiring. So the electrical wiring is in scope. You’ll take care of it and you charge the client for the service and all the materials used for the wiring. Now let’s talk about out of scope and its meaning. We will again use the house construction example from above, but with the following twist: Suppose the client (and future home owner) has communicated to you that he w...

/skəʊp/ Business people like to use the word scope because it specifies the extent of their responsibilities. Once you know the scope of a project, you can decide if you're qualified and how much time it will take to do it. If your boss gives you a new task and you don't want to do it, tell him or her it's not within the scope of your duties. A scope is also a device used to see something in the distance. You'll find one on shotguns, submarines, radars and the like. You can use scope as a verb meaning "to look out or around." When you and your friends go out, you probably scope out a few places to see where the action is.