One thing I am sure about is that you all must have used back pack at some point of your life. Whether at School, College, University or Office. Now the question arises "What back pack has to do with Project Management?". But if you try to be more creative just like me then you'll see "Back Pack" has a direct relation with the Project Management.
Lets take it this way, When you go to School, College or Office what are things that you have in your back back. Are those things have to do some thing with you or they are just those things which can't find place any where else, so you just kept them in your back pack. The answer, I hope, that most of you are thinking about is those are the things that you need, that actually helps you carrying out your work or a part of your work. Now we have reached the climax of whats the relation between back pack and the Project Management.
The material in your back pack defines and outlines the work that you are doing or that you are suppose to do. So in the simple words of Project Management we can define the back pack as the "Scope Statement" that is it includes all the work that a Project Manager is suppose to undertake and implement as a part of a Project.
Like wise if you take another course in School or University then you have to carry that extra book in your back pack but if your back pack is not big enough to accommodate that book then you have to buy a new back pack with large space and in this process you'll spend more money and time. In the same way when ever there is a scope change request we have to modify the cost and the timeline associated with that project in order to incorporate those changes.
I hope I am able to justify the relation between a back pack and the Project Management (Scope Statement). So when ever you undertake a project just ask one question to yourself "What's in your back pack?" because that is something that you have to carry on your shoulders and if its too small to accommodate all the "books" then the back pack would tear apart that is it would be difficult to complete the project on time and within cost.
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