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The Government Manager's Guide to the Work Breakdown Structure

by Gregory T. Haugan

July 2013

Intermediate to advanced

120 pages

2h 35m

English

Berrett-Koehler Publishers

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Project Management Terms and DefinitionsThe Project Problem and SolutionThe WBS in the Project Management ProcessBackground of the WBS ConceptThe WBS in the Government Sector versus the WBS in the Private Sector
Developing a WBSThe 100 Percent RuleAnatomy of a WBSProject Management Elements in the WBS
WBS Element DescriptionsWBS DictionaryWork PackagesAppropriate Level of DetailUse of the WBS to Develop ActivitiesInputs versus Outputs: Resources versus DeliverablesNumbering the WBSAlternate Structure ConceptsOther Categorizations

Generic MethodologyScope ManagementTime ManagementCost ManagementCommunicationsProcurement ManagementRisk Management
Generic LifecycleA Lifecycle WBS Example
WBS PrinciplesSteps in Developing a Project WBSChecklist for Reviewing the WBSDoD Recommendations for Avoiding Pitfalls

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Gregory T. Haugan, Ph.D., PMP, has been a vice president with GLH Incorporated for the past 20 years, specializing in project management consulting and training. He has more than 40 years of experience as a consultant and as a government and private-sector official in the planning, scheduling, management, and operation of projects of all sizes.

Dr. Haugan is an expert in the application and implementation of project management systems. He participated in the early development of the work breakdown structure (WBS) and C/SCS (earned value) concepts with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and in the initial development of program evaluation and review technique (PERT) cost software. He was the Martin Marietta representative on ...