Book description
The Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures-Second Edition supplies project managers and team members with direction for the preliminary development and the implementation of the WBS. Consistent with A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)-Third Edition, the WBS Practice Standard presents a standard application of the WBS as a project management tool. Throughout the book, the reader will learn what characteristics constitute a high-quality WBS and discover the substantial benefits of using the WBS in every-day, real-life situations.
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Notice
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Chapter 1—Introduction to the Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures—Second Edition
- Chapter 2—Defining the WBS
- Chapter 3—Importance of the WBS
- Chapter 4—Defining WBS Quality
- Chapter 5—Considerations While Creating a WBS
- Appendix A—Guidelines for a Project Management Institute Practice Standard
- Appendix B—Evolution of the Project Management Institute Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures
- Appendix C—Contributors and Reviewers of the Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures—Second Edition
- Appendix D—Bicycle Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Example
- Appendix E—Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical (OGP) Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Example
- Appendix F—Environmental Management Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Example
- Appendix G—Process Improvement Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Example
- Appendix H—Pharmaceutical Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Example
- Appendix I—Process Plant Construction Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Example
- Appendix J—Service Industry Outsourcing Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Example
- Appendix K—Web Design Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Example
- Appendix L—Telecom WBS Example
- Appendix M—Refinery TurnAround WBS Example
- Appendix N—Government Design-Bid-Build WBS Example
- Appendix O—Software Implementation WBS Example
- Appendix P—Horizontal Tree Structure Format WBS Example
- References
- Glossary
Product information
- Title: Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures - Second Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: August 2006
- Publisher(s): Project Management Institute
- ISBN: 9781935589464
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