Fillable Printable Project Scoping Questions Template
Fillable Printable Project Scoping Questions Template
Project Scoping Questions Template
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Project Scoping Questions template
Purpose
These are useful questions to ask the project initiator or sponsor when you are scoping out a new project.
Scoping Questions
An Important Preliminary Question
Are we all in agreement that this is most important project to scope now?
The 4 Essential Questions
These are the four vital questions to a successful project. They should be asked in order. See for more context.this article
Why are we doing this? (there should be either a problem to solve or an opportunity to capture)
Who needs to be involved? (identify the core team doing the work, a sponsor, and as many other stakeholders as are known at this
stage)
What exactly are we going to do? (as detailed as possible at this early stage)
When are we going to do it? (identify any internal or external time constraints. Aim for early and incremental delivery of benefits).
More Questions
The more of these you can get answered early on, the better.
What are the goals of the project?
Are there any prerequisites to this project? (e.g. data gathering, other projects or activities, external events, etc). If so, when are they
likely to be complete?
Are there any other projects/activities that depend on this project?
Is there any previous work related to this project that we need to know about?
Is there a hard deadline for final completion, or for any other part of the project?
What do you see as the major risks to the project?
Are you able to describe the set of requirements at this stage? (If so, try to get them grouped into “Must Have”, “Should Have” and “Nice
to Have”)
What barrier, if removed, would allow us to make amazing progress?
Is there anything that I haven’t asked you that I should have asked you?
