CHAPTER 5Defining and Sequencing Activities
IN CHAPTER 4, YOU LEARNED to create a work breakdown structure. This chapter explains how to take the work packages from the WBS and build a logic network diagram that faithfully captures the relationships among the work packages discovered in the WBS.
Defining Activities
Begin with a solid understanding of the work breakdown structure. The lowest level of detail in the work breakdown structure is the work package or activity. Activities are small pieces of work that have clear accountability (can be assigned to a person or team) and consume time, resources, and money. If constructed correctly, the lowest level of the work breakdown structure contains all the activities needed to complete all project ...
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