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The document discusses work breakdown structures (WBS) in project management. It defines a WBS as a hierarchical decomposition of the work required to achieve a project's objectives and deliverables. A WBS breaks the project down into smaller, more manageable components, allowing for better planning, scheduling, resource allocation, and cost estimation. It also creates accountability and commitment among project teams by defining discrete tasks. There are different approaches to building a WBS, including top-down and bottom-up, and it should follow principles like mutually exclusive activities and appropriate level of detail.

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Work Breakdown Structure PPT (B.mahesh) - (Regd Num-220101120294)

The document discusses work breakdown structures (WBS) in project management. It defines a WBS as a hierarchical decomposition of the work required to achieve a project's objectives and deliverables. A WBS breaks the project down into smaller, more manageable components, allowing for better planning, scheduling, resource allocation, and cost estimation. It also creates accountability and commitment among project teams by defining discrete tasks. There are different approaches to building a WBS, including top-down and bottom-up, and it should follow principles like mutually exclusive activities and appropriate level of detail.

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WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE IN

PROJECT MANAGEMENT
1

Presentation by
B.Mahesh
Regd Centurion University of
num:220101120294
B-Tech(CSE)
technology and
Learning objectives

> Explain what the WBS is


> Be familiar with the WBS components
> Understand the processes of creating
the WBS
> Understand the relationship to and
use of the WBS
> Tools, Techniques, Output of WBS
> Types of WBS
> Case studies, examples, Importance
WBS
“If you can’t describe what you are doing as a process, you don’t know what you’redoing”.
What is Work Breakdown Structures?

b Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) is a term used in project management.


b PMBOK defines WBS as-“A deliverable-oriented hierarchical decomposition
of the work to be executed by the project team to accomplish the project
objectives and create the required deliverables” .
b It is a visual representation of what has already been done and what sub-
activities should still be done to conclude the project
Building a Project Work Breakdown
Structure Means-
b Visualizing Objectives
b Deliverables
b Activities
b Schedules
What is WBS and Why Is It
Important?

b A work breakdown structure b The WBS provides the project


WBS in project management and manager & team with the necessary
systems engineering is a tool used framework of tasks going forward
to define and group a project's to create detailed cost estimates &
discrete work elements in a way to provide a major input to project
that helps organize and define the task scheduling at the most
total work scope of the project detailed and accurate level
possible. By going through the
WBS motions, the project manager
and team will have a good idea
whether or not they have captured
all the necessary tasks, based on
the project requirements that are
going to need to happen to get the
job done.
Key Benefits to developing WBS

-WBS forces the team to create detailed steps>>The exercise alone encourages a dialogue
that will help clarify ambiguities, bring out assumptions, narrow the scope of the project, and
raise critical issues early on.

-WBS lays the groundwork for schedule and budget


A well-defined WBS enables resources to be allocated to specific tasks, helps in generating a
meaningful schedule, and makes calculating a reliable budget easier.

WBS creates accountability


The level of detail in a WBS makes it easier to hold people accountable for completing their
tasks. With a defined WBS, people cannot hide under the “cover of broadness.” A well-
defined task can be assigned to a specific individual, who is then responsible for its completion.

WBS creation breeds commitment

The process of developing and completing a WBS breeds excitement and commitment. Although
the project manager will often develop the high-level WBS, he will seek the participation of
his
core team to flesh out the extreme detail of the WBS.
Approaches to WBS

Top-Down Approach: The project is divided into sub-projects. This is done


until the task can be defined and estimated. This approach is more popular and
is
known forgiving an accurate WBS.

Bottom-Up Approach: In this approach, the lowest level activities are to be put
down first. This could be a tedious process and requires a lot of brainstorming.

3. Mutually Exclusive Activities


An activity shouldn’t be repeated twice in a WBS. This could lead to confusion
during execution and would also require additional resources.

4. Level of Detail
One must know when to stop breaking down an activity. Stop breaking down the
task when the estimate of the desired level of accuracy can be attained.

5. Absence of Symmetry
Not all activities have the same number of sub-activities. Thus,a Work
Breakdown Structure doesn’t have to be symmetric or have the same bottom
Different types of Work Breakdown Structure

Phase-based structures
Deliverable-based structures
Responsibility-based structure
Resource Breakdown Structure
Risk Breakdown Structure
THANK
YOU

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