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Author Buchtik, Liliana.

Title Secrets to mastering the WBS in real-world projects : the most practical approach to work breakdown structures (WBS)! / Liliana Buchtik
Edition 2nd ed
Published Newtown Square, PA : Project Management Institute, ©2013

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Description 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
Contents Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Acknowledgements; Contents; Figures and Tables; Introduction; 1 -- What is the WBS?;> What is the WBS Definition?;> What are the Program WBS and Portfolio WBS?; 2 -- Why Should you use the WBS?;> What are the Top 20 Benefits of using the WBS?; 3 -- What are the 4 Typical Confusions about the WBS?;> Story 1: Confusing the WBS with Work Sequencing;> Story 2: Being Trained with Old WBS Concepts;> Story 3: Confusing the WBS with the Schedule;> Story 4: Confusing the WBS with an OBS;> Avoid Confusion with the RBS, OBS, CBS, and BOM
Risk Breakdown Structure Resource Breakdown Structure; Organizational Breakdown Structure; Contract Breakdown Structure; Cost Breakdown Structure; Bill of Materials; Structure Types Comparison Chart; 4 -- What are the Key Questions to Understanding the WBS?;> What if you Don't use the WBS?;> Can you Apply the WBS to any Project?;> When do you Create and use the WBS?;> Who Should Create the WBS?;> How do you Create the WBS?;> How Should you Update the WBS?;> What is the PMO's Role in the WBS?; 5 -- What are the Key Questions to Mastering the WBS?
What are the WBS Levels, WBS ID, and Numbering?> What is a WBS Component and a WBS Element?;> What Types of WBS Components Exist?;> What is a Work Package?;> How do you Decompose the Project Work?; When do you Stop Decomposing the Work?;> How many Components are in Real-World Projects?;> What are the WBS Fields or Attributes?;> How do you Name a Component?; Can you Find Components with the Same Name?;> What is the 100 % Rule?;> What are Good and Bad WBS Examples?;> What is the WBS Dictionary?; 6 -- How do you Create a Valuable WBS?
What are the Steps to Creating a Valuable WBS?> What are the Approaches to Creating a WBS?; By Major Deliverables; By Project Phase; By Subprojects; By Geographic Location; By Division or Department; Other approaches;> Should you have a High-level WBS or a Detailed WBS?; Benefits of the Detailed Approach;> What are the Options you can use to Represent the WBS?; Tree, Outline, and Tabular Representation; Representation Types Comparison Chart;> What are the Tools or Techniques to Create a WBS?;> Can you use Templates, Standards and Guidelines?; WBS Templates
+ How do you Create and use a WBS Template? WBS Corporate Standards or Guidelines; 7- What are the Software Tools for the WBS?;> WBS Chart Pro"!> MindView®;> MindManager®;> Microsoft® Visio and WBS Modeler;> Spreadsheet Software;> Microsoft® Project and WBS Director;> Primavera® P6"!> WBS Software Tools Comparison Chart;> How do you Customize WBS ID fields Instead of using Default Fields?;> How do you use Different Files per WBS Level or Branch?; 8 -- How do you Integrate the WBS with Scope Management?;> What is the Product Scope, Project Scope, and the Product WBS?
Summary The Second Edition of the popular book on the most practical approach to project Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and scope management! With hundreds of real-world project examples, this book will change the way you think about and understand the WBS. Learn the secrets to mastering the WBS and obtain smarter project results starting now. A must-read book for successful project managers
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject Work breakdown structure.
Project management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior.
Project management
Work breakdown structure
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781680154337
1680154338
9781628250404
1628250402