Requirements collection
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Natalia Levitina
Abstract
Managing project scope is essential to ensure that the project includes all the work required, and only the work required, in order to meet the project objectives. Requirements collection and scope definition are the foundations of scope management. Requirements specify the project’s product or service and shape the project scope, which in turn defines what must be done to fulfill the requirements and complete the project according to the specification. This chapter discusses scope management in localization projects. Drawing on the Project Management Institute’s A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), the chapter examines the five processes that comprise scope management: requirements collection, scope definition, work breakdown structure creation, scope verification and scope control. It then discusses the application of these processes in localization projects, focusing primarily on requirements collection.
Abstract
Managing project scope is essential to ensure that the project includes all the work required, and only the work required, in order to meet the project objectives. Requirements collection and scope definition are the foundations of scope management. Requirements specify the project’s product or service and shape the project scope, which in turn defines what must be done to fulfill the requirements and complete the project according to the specification. This chapter discusses scope management in localization projects. Drawing on the Project Management Institute’s A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), the chapter examines the five processes that comprise scope management: requirements collection, scope definition, work breakdown structure creation, scope verification and scope control. It then discusses the application of these processes in localization projects, focusing primarily on requirements collection.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Mapping terra incognita 1
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I. Project management in the context of translation and localization business
- Strategic views on localization project management 17
- Selecting enterprise project management software 51
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II. Project management knowledge areas
- Applying PMI methodology to translation and localization projects 71
- Requirements collection 95
- Managing the fourth dimension 119
- From vicious to virtuous cycle 153
- Effective communication in translation and localization project management 189
- Risk management in localization 211
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III. Managing human and organizational factors
- Rethinking the role of the localization project manager 235
- Project as a learning environment 265
- Global virtual teams 289
- Relationship management 319
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IV. Translation and localization project management in action
- Managing the challenges of game localization 349
- Project management for crowdsourced translation 379
- Additional resources 409
- Contributors 413
- Author index 417
- Subject index 421
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Mapping terra incognita 1
-
I. Project management in the context of translation and localization business
- Strategic views on localization project management 17
- Selecting enterprise project management software 51
-
II. Project management knowledge areas
- Applying PMI methodology to translation and localization projects 71
- Requirements collection 95
- Managing the fourth dimension 119
- From vicious to virtuous cycle 153
- Effective communication in translation and localization project management 189
- Risk management in localization 211
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III. Managing human and organizational factors
- Rethinking the role of the localization project manager 235
- Project as a learning environment 265
- Global virtual teams 289
- Relationship management 319
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IV. Translation and localization project management in action
- Managing the challenges of game localization 349
- Project management for crowdsourced translation 379
- Additional resources 409
- Contributors 413
- Author index 417
- Subject index 421
