Activity: Evaluate Project Scope and Risk

This activity reappraises the project's scope and risk and updates the business case.

Description	Work Breakdown Structure	Team Allocation	Work Product Usage

Relationships

Parent Activities	Project Management

Description

This activity appraises the project's intended capabilities and characteristics, and the risks associated with achieving them. As the capabilities and risks are better understood, the business case should be updated, to ensure that the project continues to be worth investing in, in its current form, or if a change in direction is needed.

Properties

Event Driven
Multiple Occurrences
Ongoing
Optional
Planned
Repeatable

Staffing

The skills required in the person acting as Project Manager in this activity are in technical project management - risk analysis, planning and decision analysis - and in the domain of the application.

Usage

Usage Guidance

This evaluation is done once after the preferred approach is chosen and the project is initiated, to give a solid basis for detailed planning.

This activity is recommended, to ensure that project scope and risks are managed effectively.

This activity updates and refines the Risk List and Business Case. Techniques such as those described in Activity: Conceive New Project: Guidelines may be used for risk and decision analysis. The Risk List and Business Case should be subjected to internal walkthroughs and reviews to ensure there is a general consensus, before the next round of detailed planning is begun.