14.4. How to Design and Develop a WBS
The EWBS methodology can structure work so that the enterprise can reach such diverse objectives as lowering costs, reducing absenteeism, improving morale, eliminating work jurisdictional disputes, and lowering scrap factors. Building an EWBS is an art rather than a science that requires experience and techniques, as well as an understanding of the enterprise’s needs. The process uses cascading analysis to subdivide a business objective into its components. The objective is broken down level by level into portfolios, programs, projects, subprojects, and finally into packages of work. A work package is a single, identifiable job with clearly defined start and finish times and a unique scope description called ...
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