Glossary term
What is MoSCoW?
In Apex Flow Academy, "MoSCoW" means: A way to rank needs as Must have, Should have, Could have or Won't have this time. It is taught in Project Management and Agile: Run Projects That Ship. Related terms include Requirement, Work breakdown structure (WBS), Stakeholder and Work package. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is MoSCoW?
A way to rank needs as Must have, Should have, Could have or Won't have this time.
Where is MoSCoW taught?
MoSCoW is defined in Project Management and Agile: Run Projects That Ship.
Which terms are related to MoSCoW?
Next to MoSCoW in the course glossaries: Requirement, Work breakdown structure (WBS), Stakeholder, Work package, Sponsor, Acceptance criteria, Project charter and Baseline.
RequirementWork breakdown structure (WBS)StakeholderWork packageSponsorAcceptance criteriaProject charterBaseline
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn MoSCoW?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Project Management and Agile: Run Projects That Ship: None. You do not need any project management experience.