Work Breakdown Structures for Projects, Programs, and Enterprises

APPENDIX HThe International Infrastructure Project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

The purpose of this appendix is to present the concepts put forth for an international standard WBS that have been recommended by Paul Hewitt.¹ The principles and recommendations are directly comparable to and compatible with those addressed in this book. Rather than attempt to summarize Hewitt’s approach or to include it in Chapter 9, the main themes of his article are presented with some minor editing.

This standard WBS attempts to format the project into a multilevel WBS suited to estimate, schedule, track cost, and measure performance on international infrastructure projects. The breakdown is also designed to facilitate the data transfer of a standard work breakdown ...