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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 |
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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? |
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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? |
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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 |
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+ 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 |
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Includes bibliographical references |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Work breakdown structure.
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Project management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior.
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Project management
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Work breakdown structure
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781680154337 |
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1680154338 |
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9781628250404 |
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1628250402 |
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