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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 6 WBS Principles, Steps, and Checklist

This chapter includes three parts that summarize the material presented in this book: (1) a set of WBS principles, (2) pragmatic steps for the project manager to follow in developing a WBS, and (3) a recommended checklist for the project manager to use in reviewing the WBS.

A checklist, like the WBS templates presented in the previous chapter, is not a substitute for thinking, and its use has some of the elements of thinking inside the box.

Figure 6-1 repeats the generic WBS of Chapter 2, but expands it to include additional information. The figure illustrates the different types of projects and ...