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Out of scope

Meaning in project management, with examples

/ˌaʊt əv ˈskoʊp/phraseCore term

In project management, out of scope means: Not part of the work that the project has agreed to deliver, so it will not be done unless the scope is formally changed.

In Turkish: kapsam dışı, kapsamda değil

How it is used

Very common in scope statements, proposals and meetings, often used to say no politely. The opposite is in scope. Before a noun it is hyphenated: out-of-scope items, an out-of-scope request.

Example sentences

  1. Integration with the old accounting system is out of scope for this phase.

  2. That request is out of scope, but we can raise a change request if it's important.

Common collocations

  • out of scope for
  • out-of-scope items
  • in scope
  • explicitly out of scope
  • scopeAll the work, features and results that a project has agreed to deliver, and by extension what it will not deliver.
  • change requestA formal request to change something already agreed in the project, such as the scope, schedule or budget. It is assessed and then approved or rejected.
  • scope creepThe slow, uncontrolled growth of a project's scope, when new features or tasks are added without adjusting time, budget or resources.
  • requirementSomething that the final product or result must do or have, as agreed with the client or users, for example a function, a performance level or a legal rule.

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