A description of the project’s outputs and deliverables, as well as what’s excluded from the project at this stage. It captures any key assumptions about the project and can be useful in managing the expectations of stakeholders, including to avoid scope creep. (Chapter 7, p. 132)*
*Terms defined for the Project Management for Scientists Bootcamp (PMB) include a chapter reference to the course text The Harvard Business Review Project Management Handbook by Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez.
Citation: Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement. (2026) CSCCE Glossary: Project management. Woodley, Pratt, Martinic, and Santistevan doi: 10.5281/zenodo.15052305
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