Scope of a solution

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Quick Questions

Shade in the A or B circle for each question.

1. A team is building a school canteen ordering app. They decide it will take lunch orders but will not handle payments. What is this decision about?

A Scope: payments are in scope

B Scope: payments are out of scope

2. Which statement describes scope best?

A The boundary of what a solution will and will not include

B The list of colours used in a solution's design

3. Mia's group has two weeks to build a quiz game. They cut the 'online multiplayer' feature so they can finish on time. What did they do?

A Reduced the scope to fit the time constraint

B Increased the scope to fit the time constraint

4. A feature is in scope. What does that mean?

A It will be left out of the solution

B It will be included in the solution

5. A class is making a timetable app. A student says, 'Let's add a feature to chat with friends, but maybe in version 2.' Where does the chat feature sit for now?

A Out of scope, saved as a future feature

B In scope, because we have thought of it

Match the Pairs

Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.

Left column		Right column
1In scope: login screen		AScope is a boundary, so it must say what is included and what is left out. 'Everything' has no boundary and can never be finished.
2Out of scope: online payments		BFuture feature: add dark mode in version 2
3Reducing scope to fit a tight deadline by cutting a feature		CWhen a constraint like budget is tight, scope should be reduced, not increased.
4Saving a good idea for later by listing it as a future feature		DA feature inside the boundary that the solution WILL include
5Scope: everything the users might ever want		EA feature outside the boundary that the solution will NOT include
6Budget is $0 so add 20 more features to scope		FVersion 1: remove chat feature (not enough time)

Definitions

scope

Fill in the Blanks

Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.

_____ is the boundary of a solution

In scope: show the lunch menu ____________: online payments

Live chat: saved for later Status: ____________

Time is short, so we ______ the scope

Version 1 scope: quiz and scores ______ features: sharing, avatars

Spot the Error

Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.

Question 1

A IN SCOPE: order, pay, loyalty

B OUT OF SCOPE: delivery

C FUTURE: loyalty points

Question 2

A TIME: 4 weeks

B BUDGET: $0

C PROBLEM: not enough time

D ACTION: add more features

Question 3

A GOAL: quiz app for Year 7

B OUT OF SCOPE: quiz, score

C OUT OF SCOPE: online chat

Question 4

A Version 1: map, timetable

B Version 1: friend chat

C Chat is out of scope for v1

Question 5

A TIME: 2 weeks

B IN SCOPE: add task, tick off

C IN SCOPE: AI study plans

Answer Key

Scope of a solution

Section A: Quick Questions

B — Scope: payments are out of scope

A — The boundary of what a solution will and will not include

A — Reduced the scope to fit the time constraint

B — It will be included in the solution

A — Out of scope, saved as a future feature

Section B: Match the Pairs

In scope: login screen → A feature inside the boundary that the solution WILL include

Out of scope: online payments → A feature outside the boundary that the solution will NOT include

Reducing scope to fit a tight deadline by cutting a feature → Version 1: remove chat feature (not enough time)

Saving a good idea for later by listing it as a future feature → Future feature: add dark mode in version 2

Scope: everything the users might ever want → Scope is a boundary, so it must say what is included and what is left out. 'Everything' has no boundary and can never be finished.

Budget is $0 so add 20 more features to scope → When a constraint like budget is tight, scope should be reduced, not increased.

Section C: Definitions

scope — The boundary of what a solution will and will not include. Features inside the boundary are in scope. Features left out, or saved for later, are out of scope.

Section D: Fill in the Blanks

scope is the boundary of a solution

In scope: show the lunch menu
Out of scope: online payments

Live chat: saved for later
Status: out of scope

Time is short, so we reduce the scope

Version 1 scope: quiz and scores
Future features: sharing, avatars

Section E: Spot the Error

A — Loyalty points are saved for later (the FUTURE line), so they are out of scope for now. Line 1 should only list the features being built now: IN SCOPE: order, pay.

D — When time or money is short, we reduce the scope by cutting features. Adding more features makes the problem worse. It should be ACTION: cut some features.

B — The goal is a quiz app, so the quiz and score features must be inside the boundary. They should be IN SCOPE: quiz, score.

B — Friend chat is a future feature, so it belongs in Version 2. Line 3 says chat is out of scope for v1, so line 2 should be Version 2: friend chat.

C — AI study plans are too big to build in 2 weeks, so they should be out of scope. The line should be OUT OF SCOPE: AI study plans.