1st Edition
How to Build a Work Breakdown Structure The Cornerstone of Project Management
While project managers are consistently expected to create the WBS as the cornerstone of their project plans, there are limited references on how to actually go about crafting one that works. This book provides readers with the different approaches to WBS construction, highlights the advantages and disadvantages of each of these approaches, examines the implications of the different styles of WBS and the level of depth that a project requires.
About the Author
About ESI International
Acknowledgments
Introduction
What is a Work Breakdown Structure?
Mechanics of the WBS
Numerical Sequencing
Top Level
Second Level
Third Level and Beyond
WBS Orientation
Deliverable Orientation
Task Orientation
WBS Construction Approach
Top-Down Deliverable
Top-Down Deliverable WBS Checklist
Top-Down Task
Top-Down Task-Oriented WBS Checklist
Bottom-Up Task
Bottom-Up Task-Oriented WBS Checklist
Filling the Gaps
Networking
Networking Applicability Checklist
Networking Approach Checklist
Delphi Technique
Delphi Technique Applicability Checklist
Consultant Validation
Consultant Validation Applicability Checklist
Template Comparison
Template Construction
Meeting the Customer’s Needs
Template Checklist
Hybrids
The Living, Growing WBS
Communicating WBS Changes
Version Control Checklist
Closing Out the WBS
Storage and Retrieval
Appendix A—Idea-Generation Techniques for Designing
An Effective WBS
Brainstorming
Crawford Slip
Nominal Group Technique (NGT)
Others
Index
Biography
Carl L. Pritchard, PMP, PMI-RMP, EVP (Pritchard Management Associates, Frederick, Maryland, USA) (Author)
