14.1. What Is Work Structuring?

What relationship does work breakdown structure development and usage have with project business management?

Work breakdown structure (WBS) development is a technique that supports integrated project business management planning and control. It is a technique that has been used successfully in managing portfolios, programs, and projects. The work breakdown structure is at the heart of project business management (PBM) planning efforts, as it defines the basic project business management structure that provides the framework for development and maintenance of scope, schedule, budget, status data collection, and performance evaluation. The PBM-WBS is used to produce integrated project management plans in which all ...

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