The project scope statement is the definition of the project. What needs to be accomplished? A project scope statement includes:
• Project and product objectives
• Product or service requirements and characteristics
• Product acceptance criteria
• Project boundaries
• Project requirements and deliverables
• Project constraints & assumptions
• Initial project organization
• Initial defined risks
• Schedule milestones
• Initial WBS
• Order of magnitude cost estimate
• Project configuration mgt requirements
• Approval requirements