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5 - PROJECT SCOPE MANAGEMENT

5.5.1.4 Verified deliverables

Described in Section 8.3.3.3. Verified deliverables are project deliverables that are completed and checked for
correctness through the Control Quality process.

5.5.1.5 Work Performance data

Described in Section 4.3.3.2. Work performance data can include the degree of compliance with requirements,
number of nonconformities, severity of the nonconformities, or the number of validation cycles performed in a 5
period of time.

5.5.2 Validate Scope: tools and techniques

5.5.2.1 Inspection

Inspection includes activities such as measuring, examining, and validating to determine whether work and
deliverables meet requirements and product acceptance criteria. Inspections are sometimes called reviews,
product reviews, audits, and walkthroughs. In some application areas, these different terms have unique and
specific meanings.

5.5.2.2 Group decision-Making techniques

Described in Section 5.2.2.5. These techniques are used to reach a conclusion when the validation is performed
by the project team and other stakeholders.

5.5.3 Validate Scope: outputs

5.5.3.1 Accepted deliverables

Deliverables that meet the acceptance criteria are formally signed off and approved by the customer or sponsor.
Formal documentation received from the customer or sponsor acknowledging formal stakeholder acceptance of
the project’s deliverables is forwarded to the Close Project or Phase process (Section 4.6).

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