This episode features Jerome Hylton who discusses the importance of  scope planning within an systems development project.    Jerome is a Program/Release Manager within the hitech industry who  povides leadership and project control. He also performs release  management activities to forward plan release windows across a portfolio  of products and effectively controls and monitors projects as they move  through Planning, Executing, and Closing within the release gate  process.  The video an episode of the Understanding Projects podcast -  which consists series of discussions with PM academics and practitioners  about the real world aspects of projects and project management. The  podcast is based on the text Understanding Project Management - A  Practical Guide by Dave C. Barrett.