Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures - Second Edition

Appendix M

Refinery TurnAround WBS Example

Refinery TurnAround Project WBS

This is an example of a WBS for the TurnAround (T/A) of equipment for a refinery. Work orders are rolled up under the Equipment ID 1.2.1.3 (WBS Level 4). In this example, the Level 3 deliverable (Coolant) is decomposed to the work level in alignment with how the work will be performed. Not all branches of the WBS are decomposed to the same level of detail. This WBS is generic and as such serves as a WBS template which would be customized for specific projects. Certain WBS elements will be decomposed to a greater level of detail as those details for a specific project become known.

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