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CAPM Exam Prep 31, Collect Requirements and Define Scope

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The distinction between Collect Requirements (gathering stakeholder needs) and Define Scope (setting project boundaries). - Key techniques for collecting requirements, such as interviews, workshops, and prototypes. - The essential components of a Project Scope Statement, including deliverables, acceptance criteria, and project exclusions. - How the Project Scope Statement is a critical input for creating the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and the scope baseline. - How to avoid the common exam trap of confusing the broad list of stakeholder wants with the finalized, bounded project scope. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep

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This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.

In this episode you will learn:
- The distinction between Collect Requirements (gathering stakeholder needs) and Define Scope (setting project boundaries).
- Key techniques for collecting requirements, such as interviews, workshops, and prototypes.
- The essential components of a Project Scope Statement, including deliverables, acceptance criteria, and project exclusions.
- How the Project Scope Statement is a critical input for creating the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and the scope baseline.
- How to avoid the common exam trap of confusing the broad list of stakeholder wants with the finalized, bounded project scope.

For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep