Here is the suggested guidance for the status of the Project Scope Health:
Your Scope Health is Green if all of these are true:
- You have an approved Project Charter
- Scope is defined in the Charter
- There is a defined scope change request process
Your Scope Health is Yellow if all of these are true:
- You have an approved Project Charter
- Scope is defined but there are significant change requests pending Executive Sponsor review and approval
Your Scope Health is Red if one of these is true:
- Scope is not defined
- Scope is defined and there is no approved scope change process
- The defined Scope change process is not being followed.
Note: Much more detail on the Project Health Scorecard can be found in my Kindle book “Project Management For The Real World”, available at