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The Government Manager's Guide to the Work Breakdown Structure

July 2013

Intermediate to advanced

120 pages

2h 35m

English

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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

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

ACWP	actual cost of work performed
ANSI	American National Standards Institute
BCWP	budgeted cost of work performed
BCWS	budgeted cost of work scheduled
BOM	bill of materials
CCDR	contractor cost data report
CDRL	contract data requirements list
CER	cost-estimating relationship
CO	contracting officer
CPR	contract performance report
CSDR	cost and software data reporting
CWBS	contract work breakdown structure
DID	data item description
DoD	Department of Defense
EAC	estimate at completion
EVMS	earned value management system
HACCP	hazard analysis critical control point
IBR	integrated baseline review
IMS	integrated master schedule
IPT	integrated project team
OBS	organizational breakdown ...