While it is a terrible practice to define something with itself Project scope management is the management of the scope of the project.
This is important at several phases within a project from its genesis all the way to its completion. Initially, it is mainly to process of filling in all the steps needed to get
to a desired outcome. For device development, that would be a device that is able to preform an envisioned task. the idea can be ” doing surgery through the cardiovascular network rather than inter-thorasic incisions and
the output would catheters with surgical tools attached. To do this, the first and foremost important step is the initial research and consultation with specific individual.
Identifying who needs to be spoken to is the make or break factor. Imagine that a catheter was made without taking into consideration clotting and a few moments after it enters you have several clots forming on it surface that
fet released into the blood stream and lead to a stroke or death. If that discovery was made near the anticipated “end phase” of the project then the project will most definately go bust or it will have a major setback that the
company may not be able to afford. once the initial scope is defined, the role shifts to analyzing the results of each step of the process initial decided on and determining if there are any missed components or if there is any suspect for
a change in schedule or plan such as the introduction of a new factor such as turbulance in the blood needs to be considered when designing the controls and stiffness of the surgical tools.
The main job is to do the research and ask the right people in order to define the scope of personnel, equipment, and knowledge needed to finish the task and then ensuring that the initial defined scope
accurately defines the path/steps needed to reach the desired result.