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WORK BREAKDOWN
STRUCTURE
DECIDING WHAT TO BE DONE
Initiate Plan Execute & Monitor Close Develop M o n it o r G o a ls , C o s t a n d S c h e d u le Release Change Control & Configuration Management Quality Management Human Resource Management Kick Off Activities Formalize Goals Define Schedule Define Costs Assess Feasibility Close Collect Outputs [Obtain Approval] Risk Management Oct 2019WBS 2 EXAMPLE WBS – REDECORATE ROOM • PREPARE MATERIALS • BUY PAINT • BUY A LADDER • BUY BRUSHES/ROLLERS • BUY WALLPAPER REMOVER • PREPARE ROOM • REMOVE OLD WALLPAPER • REMOVE DETACHABLE DECORATIONS • COVER FLOOR WITH OLD NEWSPAPERS • COVER ELECTRICAL OUTLETS/SWITCHES WITH TAPE • COVER FURNITURE WITH SHEETS • PAINT THE ROOM • CLEAN UP THE ROOM • DISPOSE OR STORE LEFT OVER PAINT • CLEAN BRUSHES/ROLLERS • DISPOSE OF OLD NEWSPAPERS • REMOVE COVERS Oct 2019WBS 5 DEVELOPING THE WBS • DIVIDE THE TOTAL WORK OF THE PROJECT INTO MAJOR GROUPS... • ...THEN SUBDIVIDE THESE GROUPS INTO TASKS... • ...THEN DIVIDE THESE TASKS INTO SUB-TASKS • SUBTASKS SHOULD BE SMALL ENOUGH TO PERMIT ADEQUATE CONTROL AND VISIBILITY • BUT AVOID EXCESS BUREAUCRACY! Oct 2019WBS 6 PRODUCT BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE • FOCUS ON THE PRODUCT TO BE DELIVERED AND NOT ON THE WORK TO DO. • REDECORATED ROOM • REMOVED OLD WALLPAPER • OLD WALLPAPER • CLEAN ROOM • COVER FOR FURNITURE • COVER FOR ELECTRICAL SWITCHES • NEWSPAPERS TO COVER FLOOR. • PAINT • PAINT ON WALL • LEFTOVER PAINT • MANAGEMENT PRODUCTS • LADDER • BRUSHES AND ROLLERS Oct 2019WBS 7 WBS DICTIONARY • A WBS DICTIONARY HELPS FURTHER SPECIFY THE ENTRIES OF A WBS • IT MIGHT CONTAIN TITLE, NUMBER, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ELEMENT, QUANTITIES, ASSOCIATED WORK, CONTRACTUAL ITEMS • RULES OF THE THUMB: – IT CAN BE DONE FOR EACH ENTRY IN THE TREE. – FOLLOW THE DEFINITION: INCREASE THE DETAILS AS YOU MOVE DOWN THE TREE – A GOOD PRACTICE IS DOING IT FOR THE LEAVES (WORK- PACKAGES) Oct 2019WBS 10 Work packag e number 1 Start date or starting event: Month 1 Work package title Case Study Requirements and Experimentation Site Assessment Activity type RTD Participan t number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Participant short name P1 P2 P3 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 Person- months per participant 1 0 0 9 6 0 2 0 Objectives Descriptio n of work Task 1. Task 2. ... Deliverables D1.1. D1.2. Milestones M1.1. M1.2. Oct 2019WBS 11
