WBS Dictionary

WBS Dictionary
1. General Data
Project name:
Project ID:
Project manager:
Project key stakeholders:
Document created (date):
Document created by:
Document Version:
This version created (date):
This version created by:

2. Work Breakdown Structure
Example of a diagrammatic representation with control accounts on 1 st and 2nd outline level and work packages on 2nd
and 3rd level:
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3. WBS Dictionary
WBS Item 1
Code of Accounts Identifier
WBS Outline Level
Statement of work (Describe the work to be done and the results to achieve or place
hyperlink to external document or—if applicable—place a cross reference
to section 4)
Item Type
Sub-project (Give information on the sub-project including project name, project

manager, or place hyperlink to the documentation of the sub project)
Project phase (strict)
Phase entry criteria (Describe phase entry criteria which are typically linked with the exit
criteria of the previous phase and reviewed during a phase gate)
Phase exit criteria (Describe phase exit criteria which are typically linked with the entry
criteria of the next phase and reviewed during another phase gate)
Project phase (overlapping other

phases)
Phase entry criteria (Describe phase entry criteria)
Phase exit criteria (Describe phase exit criteria)
Control account, managed by (Managing person or organization)
Control account plan (Place cross-reference to CAP in section 4 or place hyperlink to external
document)
Control account charge number
Planning package (Describe the content of the planning package)
Work package for execution by (Responsible organization external to the performing organization of the
external provider under contract project)
Contract information (If applicable, place cross-reference to contract information in section 5 or

place hyperlink to external document)
Work package for execution by (Responsible organization inside the performing organization of the
internal unit project)
Work package with schedule

activities executed by project
team members
Work package schedule activities (Describe activities or place hyperlink to external document)
Work package resources required(Describe resources including project team members assigned to schedule
activities or place hyperlink to external document)

Work package cost estimate (Work package cost estimate, or place hyperlink to external document
with detailed calculation)
Schedule milestones
Quality requirements (Describe requirements or place hyperlink to external document)
Technical references (Place hyperlinks to external documents)
WBS Item 1.1
Code of Accounts Identifier 1.1
WBS Outline Level 2
Statement of work
Item Type
Sub-project
Phase entry criteria
Phase exit criteria

phases)
Phase exit criteria
Control account, managed by
Control account plan
Planning package
Work package for execution by

external provider under contract
Contract information

internal unit

team members
Work package schedule activities

Work package resources required
Work package cost estimate
Schedule milestones
Quality requirements
Technical references
WBS Item n
Code of Accounts Identifier
WBS Outline Level
Statement of work
Item Type
Sub-project
Phase exit criteria

phases)
Phase exit criteria
Control account, managed by
Control account plan
Planning package

external provider under contract
Contract information

internal unit

team members
Work package schedule activities

Work package resources required
Work package cost estimate
Schedule milestones
Quality requirements
Technical references

4. Control Account Plans
Control Account 1
Code of accounts identifier
Control account name
Control account manager
Control account statement of work (Describe the work to be done and the results to achieve or place
hyperlink to external document)
Control account schedule
Control account cost baseline (Describe time phased budget as a forecast of cost allocation over
execution time or place hyperlink to external document)
Further information
Control Account 2
Control account statement of work
Control account cost baseline
Further information
Control Account n
Control account statement of work

Control account cost baseline
Further information

5. Contract Information
Contract 1
Contractor name
Contract manager project-side
Contract manager seller-side
Contract documentation (Place hyperlink to external document)
Further information
Contract 2
Contractor name
Contract documentation
Further information
Contract n
Contractor name
Contract documentation
Further information

WBS Item
2.2.2
6. WBS Dictionary Sign-off
Project sponsor
Member of change control board #21
Project manager
1
Signoff by CCB members if applicable

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Project key stakeholders:

Document created (date):

Document created by:

This version created (date):

This version created by:

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Code of Accounts Identifier

WBS Outline Level

Sub-project (Give information on the sub-project including project name, project

Project phase (strict)

Project phase (overlapping other

Phase entry criteria (Describe phase entry criteria)

Phase exit criteria (Describe phase exit criteria)

Control account, managed by (Managing person or organization)

Control account charge number

Planning package (Describe the content of the planning package)

Contract information (If applicable, place cross-reference to contract information in section 5 or

Work package with schedule

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Quality requirements (Describe requirements or place hyperlink to external document)

Technical references (Place hyperlinks to external documents)

WBS Item 1.1

Code of Accounts Identifier 1.1

WBS Outline Level 2

Project phase (strict)

Phase entry criteria

Phase exit criteria

Project phase (overlapping other

Phase entry criteria

Phase exit criteria

Control account, managed by

Control account plan

Control account charge number

Work package for execution by

Work package for execution by

Work package with schedule

Work package schedule activities

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Work package cost estimate

Code of Accounts Identifier

WBS Outline Level

Project phase (strict)

Phase entry criteria

Phase exit criteria

Project phase (overlapping other

Phase entry criteria

Phase exit criteria

Control account, managed by

Control account plan

Control account charge number

Work package for execution by

Work package for execution by

Work package with schedule

Work package schedule activities

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Work package cost estimate

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Code of accounts identifier