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Effective Work Breakdown Structures

by Gregory T. Haugan

October 2001

Intermediate to advanced

122 pages

2h 41m

English

Berrett-Koehler Publishers

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The Project Problem and SolutionBackground of the WBS ConceptEarly U.S. Government ActivitiesThe Project Management Institute and the PMBOK® GuideThe WBS in the Project Management Process
The 100 Percent RuleAnatomy of a WBSProduct Projects BreakdownService Projects BreakdownResults Projects BreakdownCross-Cutting ElementsProject ManagementWBS DictionaryWork PackagesAppropriate Level of DetailUse of the WBS to Develop ActivitiesThe WBS and ActivitiesActivity DefinitionInputs versus Outputs—Resources versus DeliverablesInput versus Output ElementsDeliverables versus Intermediate OutputsNumbering the WBSAlternate Structure ConceptsOther Categorizations
Lifecycle PhasesLifecycle WBS ConceptsDepartment of Defense Program WBS and the LifecyclePhases within Projects
Scope ManagementProject CharterStatement of WorkTime ManagementCost ManagementBottom-Up Cost EstimationCollection of Historical DataChart of Accounts LinkageEarned Value Management System ImplementationBudgetingCommunicationsProcurement ManagementQuality and Technical Performance ManagementHuman Resource ManagementRisk ManagementProject Integration ManagementProject PlanConfiguration Management
Example 1—WBS for Implementation of a New Organization-wide Management PhilosophyExample 2—WBS for Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border ChallengesExample 3—WBS for a Book Writing ProjectExample 4—WBS for a Dinner Party ProjectExample 5—WBS for a Museum Exhibit Project (Project Definition Phase)
WBS PrinciplesTop LevelProduct ProjectsService ProjectsResults ProjectsCommon PrinciplesSteps in Developing a WBSChecklist

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CHAPTER 4 The WBS in Project Operations

The WBS can be used in each of the nine project management knowledge areas described in the PMBOK^® Guide.¹

SCOPE MANAGEMENT

Scope management includes the processes required to ensure that the project scope includes all the work required—and only the work required—to complete the project successfully.² Many tools used for scope management involve the WBS.

Project Charter

The project charter is one of the primary documents used to define a project, its objectives, and outputs, and to establish the general framework for its implementation. A commonly used variant, the project manager’s charter, serves as ...