CHAPTER9
The Breakdown of Work
In This Chapter
- Understanding the work breakdown structure (WBS)
- Reasons you should break a project into work packages
- The right WBS levels for your project
- Identifying the dependencies for task completion
Project managers use a tool called a work breakdown structure (WBS) to break larger activities into smaller, more manageable components. Only after you’ve established the basic milestones for a project can the real work breakdown begin: putting together a WBS. This chapter shows you how to do so.
Breaking Your Project into Bite-Sized Pieces
Often taking the form of a tree diagram or an outline, a WBS is a hierarchical ...
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