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IX7101 Definition Scope Engineering

How to assure the project is the right project.

IX7101-A1:

  • Specify and develop the critical skills for effective design reviews, including how to assure that a common view is shared of and within the project.

IX7101-A2:

  • Specify and develop the critical skills required in directing projects, including how to assure project compliance.

IX7101-A3:

  • Specify and develop the critical skills to define effective communication for project direction.

IX7101-LO1:

  • Review and analyse tools to engineer compliance of the project at the tactical level of senior user (architect of final deliverable).

IX7101-LO2:

  • Critically analyse, design and organize process to construct requirement baseline and definition baseline for the project.

IX7101-LO3:

  • Evaluate communication for project tactical direction by senior user.

Total Learning time 200 hours:

  • 36 hours contact time
  • 164 hours independent study (team construction and real case analysis)

Students are expected to attend all lectures/seminars and actively engage with online learning resources.

IX7101-C1: Keys for projects

  • Critical definition review for project final deliverable (targeted product, service or facility).
  • Professional practices for adequate communication at project kick-off.
  • Presentations, labs, discussions and preparation of independent study for scope definition.

IX7101-C2: Keys for project management

  • Critical identification review of key stakeholders (user’s versus supplier’s perspective).
  • Analysis of project commitment for project development versus execution.
  • Review of project maturity through justification of project estimates.
  • Presentations, labs, discussions and preparation of independent study for project stakeholder review.

IX7101-C3: Qualification of definition

  • Construction process of definition baseline.
  • Analysis of definition and verification review for approval by project board.
  • Design and construction of expert based justification of scope definition.
  • Presentations, labs, discussions and preparation of independent study for definition baseline review.

IX7101-C4: User driven scope analysis

  • Construction process of requirement baseline.
  • Analysis of requirement and validation review for approval by project board.
  • Design and construction of expert based scope analysis.
  • Presentations, labs, discussions and preparation of independent study for requirement baseline review.

IX7101-C5: Validation of definition scope

  • Construction process of requirement validation.
  • Analysis of validation scorecard for approval by project board.
  • Presentations, labs, discussions and preparation of independent study for validation plan review.

IX7101-C6: Characterization of definition scope

  • Professional practices for quality requirement.
  • Analysis of usability for targeted product, service or facility.
  • Presentations, labs, discussions and preparation of independent study for review of Service Level Agreement (SLA).

IX7101-C7: Economical justification of definition scope

  • Evaluation and constructive approach for project’s Return on Investment (ROI),
  • Net Present Value (NPV) and Internal Return Rate (IRR).
  • Critical review of assumptions for economical justification of project.
  • Presentations, labs, discussions and preparation of independent study for project economics.

IX7101-C8: Strategic justification of definition scope

  • Evaluation and constructive approach for alignment of requirement baseline with the strategy of the funding body.
  • Critical review of assumptions for strategic justification of project.
  • Presentations, labs, discussions and preparation of independent study for alignment of project to strategies.