▁organiz ational ▁risk ▁assess ments . ▁ ▁S ▁▁▁ ▁Sch ed ules ▁in ▁project ▁management ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁a ▁project ' s ▁terminal ▁elements ▁with ▁intended ▁to ▁start ▁and ▁finish ▁dates . ▁ ▁Scient ific ▁management ▁is ▁a ▁theory ▁of ▁management ▁that ▁analy zes ▁and ▁synth es izes ▁workflow ▁processes , ▁impro ving ▁labor ▁product ivity . ▁ ▁S cope ▁of ▁a ▁project ▁in ▁project ▁management ▁is ▁the ▁sum ▁total ▁of ▁all ▁of ▁its ▁products ▁and ▁their ▁requirements ▁or ▁features . ▁ ▁S cope ▁cre ep ▁refers ▁to ▁un control led ▁changes ▁in ▁a ▁project ' s ▁scope . ▁This ▁phenomen on ▁can ▁occur ▁when ▁the ▁scope ▁of ▁a ▁project ▁is ▁not ▁properly ▁defined , ▁documented , ▁or ▁controlled . ▁It ▁is ▁generally ▁considered ▁a ▁negative ▁occurrence ▁that ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁avoided . ▁ ▁Sc rum ▁is ▁an ▁iter ative ▁increment al ▁process ▁of ▁software ▁development ▁commonly ▁used ▁with ▁ag ile ▁software ▁development . ▁Despite ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁" Sc rum " ▁is ▁not ▁an ▁ac ron ym , ▁some ▁companies ▁implementing ▁the ▁process ▁have ▁been ▁known ▁to ▁ad here ▁to ▁an ▁all ▁capital ▁letter ▁expression ▁of ▁the ▁word , ▁i . e . ▁S CR UM . ▁ ▁Six ▁S igma ▁is ▁a ▁business ▁management ▁strategy , ▁originally ▁developed ▁by ▁Motor ola , ▁that ▁today ▁enjo ys ▁w ides p read ▁application ▁in ▁many ▁se ctors ▁of ▁industry . ▁ ▁S lot - based ▁sched uling ▁term ▁is ▁first ▁used ▁by ▁IBM ▁Spect rum ▁Sym phony ▁as ▁a ▁resource ▁allocation