Project

Assignment
Project Scope Statement
The goal of this Specialization is to provide you with the tools to more effectively and successfully
manage projects. A key part of this effort is to learn how to produce many of the key project planning
deliverables that are part of a well-developed project.

In this assignment, we will prepare a Project Scope Statement based on the Wilmont’s Pharmacy Drone
Case Study found in the Resource section of this Course. The student should use the Study as a basis to
develop the assigned deliverables for the project.

The Wilmont’s Pharmacy Drone Case Study is based on a hypothetical case where a pharmacy company
is developing a drone project for home delivery of prescriptions. You may not be familiar with the
technology involved in the Case; however, the assignment is based on your knowledge of the typical life
cycle of a project and the contents of the associated deliverables. Therefore, you should focus on
developing a management plan for the project based on the lessons in the Specialization and not focus
on the technology and the details of the engineering.

The deliverable will be graded by a minimum of three of your peers who are also taking the course. The
grades will be based on a Grading Rubric developed by the teaching staff and provided to each grader
and your participation in the grading process to review the deliverables of other students. Each student
must complete peer-review evaluations in order to get credit for the assignment.

Assignment Requirements

Format: The assignment must be uploaded in Electronic PDF-type print image file formatted in standard
US letter size pages by Adobe Acrobat or compatible software. The original document can be prepared
in any format of the students choosing as long as it can be converted/printed to a PDF deliverable.

Assignment Guidelines: Use the information provided in the Case Study as a guide to produce this
deliverable. You are not required to perform any outside research to add to the Case or to perform
additional studies over what is specified in the assignment to further define the Case.

A standard template is provided for this Deliverable. You are welcome to download and use these
templates to develop the assignment. Alternately, you can use a format that is derived from some other
standard from your organization or elsewhere as long as the contents contain the required information
and it is reasonably easy to follow by the Peer-reviewer without additional knowledge or training.

Assignment Deliverable Contents

Prepare a Project Scope Statement that contains the following elements as a minimum. See the Project
Template in the Resources section of Coursera for more guidance on the content of each section.

• Project Name and Document Revision Number and Date

• Project Scope Description
• Acceptance Criteria
• Project Deliverables
• Project Exclusions
• Project Constraints
• Project Assumptions

Many of the elements are also contained to some extent in the Project Charter. To fully develop the
Project Scope Statement, the student should reflect on the steps, procedures and systems required to
properly take the customer’s original order for a product through Wilmont’s and then carry through
until DroneTech can deliver the product according to plan. There are various aspects of this plan that
must be added by the student in addition to the key points mentioned in the Case. These might involve
contract negotiations, engineering of specialized devices, management reporting and developing
information systems. Remember, the Project Scope Statement is not the last level of detail. More detail
will be added in the Work Breakdown Structure to be prepared in the next Module.

The purpose of the Project Scope Statement is to provide additional detail based on the “Collect
Requirements” work step. This statement should incorporate an additional level of detail to guide the
team in their work.

Grading Rubric for Peer Review

Following are the general guidelines for evaluation of this assignment. The student should use these
guidelines to aide in the preparation of the Project Scope Statement. If you are uncertain as to the
specific requirements, please refer to the Project Scope Statement Template in the Resources section of
Coursera, the Assignment Video, Chapter 5.3.3 of The Project Management Body of Knowledge, 6th
edition, and pages 118 to 126 of Project Management ToolBox, Tools and Techniques, 2nd edition for
additional information. Also, please feel free to post any questions you may have in one of the
discussion forums created for this Specialization.

 Project Scope Statement Grading Rubric
The Project Scope Statement document will be rated based on the following scales. Provide specific
written feedback to explain your rating.

NOTE: If the person is asked to present information on both the Product scope and the Services scope
and only provides on set of information, the score should be divided in by two.

Project Name, Document Revision Number and Date – The Scope Statement contains the Project
Name, the Document Revision Number and the Revision Date.

Poor (0) Average (7) Good (8) Very Good (10) Rating =
Name and The Scope The Scope Statement The Scope Statement
Revision Statement included included the Name of included the Project
Number the Project Name, the Project, the Name, the Revision
Missing. but not the Revision Document Revision Number and Revision
Number or the Number and the Date and a Brief
Revision Date. Revision Date. Description of what we
are trying to accomplish
as part of the Project
(Purpose).
Comments:

Project Purpose - Presented a clear reason why the Project is to be pursued.

Poor (1) Average (7) Good (8) Very Good (10) Rating =
Purpose Section included Scope Statement Scope Statement
statement not but the reason to includes the includes the business
included in pursue the project reason to pursue case for pursuing the
Scope is not clear. No the project, but project. It includes the
Statement. future benefits or does not describe future benefits of a
goals described. the future successful execution.
benefits or goals Includes a project goal.
of success.
Comments:

Project Scope Description – Describe the scope of the project. Describe both the product/physical
scope of the project and the services scope. Incorporates the goals of the Project.

Poor (1) Average (7) Good (8) Very Good (10) Rating =
Scope Section included Scope Statement Scope Statement
description but the main includes a includes a detailed
not included in activities/scope are description of the description of the
Scope not described in main activities activities/scope of the
Statement. sufficient detail. that make up the Project. At least 3-4
No goals are scope, but does activities are included.
described. not include any The Scope Statement
Project goals. includes a goal section
that describes the key
results for the project.
Comments:

Deliverables – A list of both Product and Services major deliverables or outcomes that will be
accomplished as part of the Project. The deliverables should be described in sufficient detail that a third
party will be able to identify them.

Poor (1) Average (14) Good (16) Very Good (20) Rating
=
No Scope Statement Scope Statement All of the major
deliverables contains deliverables contains both product Product and Services
list included and outcomes, but and services deliverables are listed.
in Scope they are not easily tied deliverables. The They are tied to the
Statement. to the Scope deliverables can be Project Scope
Statement. easily linked to the Description and the
Project Scope deliverable description
Description. makes them easily
identifiable.
Comments:

Deliverable Acceptance Criteria – List the high level requirements for the Project to be a success.

Poor (1) Average (10) Good (12) Very Good (15) Rating =
No General Scope Statement Scope Statement includes
requirements requirements includes one or acceptance specifications
included. presented, but they two specifications or criteria for each
are not specific and to be met for deliverable that must be
verifiable. Project success. met for Project to be
complete.
Comments:

Constraints – List any constraints on the Project to begin work. List any constraints on Project activities
such as limits on staffing, restrictions on access, etc.

Poor (1) Average (3) Very Good (5) Rating

=
The Scope The section is The Scope Statement
Statement does included, but the section includes
not contain a constraints are not criteria for the project
Constraints clear and specific. to start, at least one
section. project constraint.
Each constraint is clear
and specific.
Comments:

Assumptions – List any assumptions that were made to support the project and form the basis for the
work.

Poor (1) Average (3) Very Good (5) Rating

=
The Scope The section is The Scope Statement
Statement does included, but the section includes two or
not contain an assumptions are not more assumptions
Assumptions clear and specific. included in the basis.
section. They are clear and
specific.
Comments:



Key Milestones – List any schedule or milestone requirements.

Poor (1) Average (3) Good (4) Very Good (5) Rating
=
No milestone Scope Statement Scope Statement Scope Statement lists a
requirements addresses project lists the start and minimum of four key
included. schedule, but does not end dates for the project milestones
include specific project, but including the start and end
activities with milestone intermediate dates and intermediate
dates. milestones are milestones.
missing.
Comments:

Exclusions – Provide a list of any exclusions for the Project.

Poor (1) Average (3) Very Good (5) Rating =

This section is Exclusions are Scope Statement
not addressed addressed in includes a specific list
general terms, but of exclusions for the
no specifics given. project.
Comments:

References – Include any reference material or key contacts that supplements the Project scope,
requirements or acceptance criteria. This may include specifications, drawings, testing, etc.

Poor (1) Good (4) Very Good (5) Rating =

This section is References are addressed This section contains
missing. even if it’s to indicated none reference information and
exist they are tied to specific
scope or deliverables.
Comments:







Format

Poor (1) Average (7) Good (8) Very Good (10) Rating =
The Scope The information in the The format is easy to The Scope Statement is
Statement is Scope Statement is laid follow and labeled. It formatted in a
not formatted. out in a readable is not obvious that standard easy to follow
Information is fashion. However the the format is format. Each section is
included in a sections are not standard and can be labeled so it is easy to
random labeled and the format used across projects. compare data to future
fashion. should not be projects.
considered standard.
Comments:

TOTAL =

General Comments and feedback – What specific approaches worked well? Areas for improvement?