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Requirements Gathering and Scope Control

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Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Apply scope management processes to define, validate, and control project scope effectively.

  • Gather and analyze requirements using interviews, affinity diagrams, and value analysis techniques.

  • Develop Work Breakdown Structures and manage scope changes to prevent scope creep.

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June 2026

Assessments

16 assignments

Taught in English

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This course is part of the Project Management Core Concepts Specialization
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There are 4 modules in this course

Master the principles and practices of Project Scope Management and learn how to define, validate, and control project scope with confidence. This course provides a comprehensive, practical approach to managing project requirements, scope boundaries, deliverables, and stakeholder expectations throughout the project lifecycle.

The course begins with the foundations of Project Scope Management, introducing key scope processes, planning frameworks, and the role scope management plays in project success. Learners will understand how effective scope planning establishes project clarity and reduces the risk of uncontrolled changes. As the course progresses, learners focus on requirement gathering techniques used to capture stakeholder needs accurately. Through structured approaches such as interviews, workshops, affinity diagrams, and requirement documentation practices, learners develop the ability to collect and organize project requirements effectively. Advanced modules explore requirement analysis and scope definition techniques, helping learners translate requirements into detailed scope statements and project deliverables. Practical tools and methodologies are introduced to improve project planning and stakeholder alignment. The course concludes with Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) development, deliverable validation, and scope control practices. Learners will understand how to decompose project work, validate completed deliverables, manage change requests, and prevent scope creep while maintaining project objectives. What makes this course unique is its end-to-end coverage of the complete scope management lifecycle combined with practical tools and real-world application. By the end of the course, learners will be able to define project scope clearly, create effective WBS structures, manage stakeholder expectations, and maintain control over project deliverables in professional project environments.

This module introduces the fundamentals of Project Scope Management, focusing on its purpose, key processes, and the planning framework required to effectively define and control project scope throughout the project lifecycle.

What's included

6 videos4 assignments

6 videosβ€’Total 49 minutes
  • Project Management Introductionβ€’12 minutes
  • Project Scope Management Processesβ€’8 minutes
  • Plan Scope Management - Inputsβ€’10 minutes
  • Plan Scope Management - Tools and Techniquesβ€’7 minutes
  • Plan Scope Management - Outputsβ€’6 minutes
  • Plan Scope Management - Outputs Continuesβ€’6 minutes
4 assignmentsβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Foundations of Project Scope Managementβ€’30 minutes
  • Getting Started with Scope Managementβ€’10 minutes
  • Planning Scope Managementβ€’10 minutes
  • Planning Scope Managementβ€’10 minutes

This module focuses on systematically collecting and documenting stakeholder requirements using structured inputs and advanced tools and techniques to ensure comprehensive and accurate requirement gathering.

What's included

8 videos4 assignments

8 videosβ€’Total 65 minutes
  • Collect Requirementsβ€’6 minutes
  • Collect Requirements Continuesβ€’8 minutes
  • Collect Requirements - Inputsβ€’9 minutes
  • Collect Requirements - Inputs Continuesβ€’7 minutes
  • T&T - Interviewsβ€’8 minutes
  • T&T - Focus Groupβ€’9 minutes
  • T&T - Group Creativity Techniquesβ€’8 minutes
  • T&T - Group Creativity Techniques Continuesβ€’8 minutes
4 assignmentsβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Mastering Requirements Collectionβ€’30 minutes
  • Requirements Collection Overviewβ€’10 minutes
  • Inputs & Stakeholder Understandingβ€’10 minutes
  • Tools & Techniques for Requirement Gatheringβ€’10 minutes

This module explores advanced techniques for analyzing requirements and translating them into a clearly defined project scope using structured methods, tools, and documentation practices.

What's included

10 videos4 assignments

10 videosβ€’Total 96 minutes
  • Affinity Diagramβ€’10 minutes
  • Collect Requirements - Tools and Techniquesβ€’10 minutes
  • Value Analysisβ€’11 minutes
  • Context Diagram, Document Analysisβ€’12 minutes
  • Define Scope Part 1β€’9 minutes
  • Define Scope Part 2β€’7 minutes
  • Define Scope - Process Chartsβ€’8 minutes
  • Define Scope - Inputsβ€’10 minutes
  • Define Scope - Tools and Techniquesβ€’9 minutes
  • Define Scope - Outputsβ€’9 minutes
4 assignmentsβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Advanced Requirement Analysis & Scope Definitionβ€’30 minutes
  • Analytical Techniques for Requirementsβ€’10 minutes
  • Defining Project Scope (Concepts & Inputs)β€’10 minutes
  • Defining Scope Outputs & Techniquesβ€’10 minutes

This module covers the creation of Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), validation of deliverables, and effective control of scope to ensure project alignment, minimize scope creep, and maintain stakeholder satisfaction.

What's included

10 videos4 assignments

10 videosβ€’Total 83 minutes
  • Create WBS Part 1β€’7 minutes
  • Create WBS Part 2β€’8 minutes
  • Create WBS - Process Chartsβ€’10 minutes
  • Create WBS - Tools and Techniquesβ€’10 minutes
  • Validate Scopeβ€’5 minutes
  • Validate Scope - Process Chartsβ€’8 minutes
  • Validate Scope - Inputsβ€’8 minutes
  • Validate Scope - Outputsβ€’10 minutes
  • Control Scope - Process Chartβ€’9 minutes
  • Control Scope - T&T, Outputsβ€’8 minutes
4 assignmentsβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Work Breakdown Structure & Scope Controlβ€’30 minutes
  • Creating the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)β€’10 minutes
  • Scope Validation Processβ€’10 minutes
  • Controlling Project Scopeβ€’10 minutes

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