Scope
The defined boundaries of what an effort includes and excludes.
Plain English
What the team is agreeing to address and what it is leaving out.
In context
Clear scope connects the intended outcome requirements constraints and non-goals so changes can be evaluated explicitly.
Example
“Offline export is in scope but scheduled reports are not.”
When you'll hear this
- planning
- project kickoff
- change review
Common misunderstanding
Scope is not merely a feature list and narrowing it must preserve the central outcome and required quality.
Also known as
project scopework scope
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Updated: 2026-08-27
