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Preface | |
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Foreword | |
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Introduction To WBS Concepts | |
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Background and Key Concepts | |
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Chapter Overview | |
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Work Breakdown Structures | |
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Defining Work Breakdown Structures | |
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Importance of the WBS | |
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WBS Lesson Learned: A Brief Illustration | |
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WBS Concepts | |
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Describing the WBS | |
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The House Metaphor-A Consistent Example | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Applying WBS Attributes and Concepts | |
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Chapter Overview | |
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WBS Attributes | |
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WBS Core Characteristics | |
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WBS Use-Related Characteristics | |
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WBS Decomposition | |
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WBS in Projects, Programs, Portfolios, and the Enterprise | |
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WBS Representations | |
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WBS Tools | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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WBS Application In Projects | |
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Project Initiation and the WBS | |
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Chapter Overview | |
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Project Charter | |
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Preliminary Project Scope Statement | |
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Contracts, Agreements, Statements of Work (SOW) | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Defining Scope through the WBS | |
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Chapter Overview | |
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Product Scope Description | |
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Project Scope Statement (Scope Definition) | |
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Work Breakdown Structure | |
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Beginning with the Elaborated WBS | |
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Use-Related Characteristics | |
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WBS Dictionary | |
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Deliverable-Based Management | |
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Activity-Based Management | |
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Scope Baseline | |
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Acceptance Criteria | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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The WBS in Procurement and Financial Planning | |
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Chapter Overview | |
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Build versus Buy Decisions | |
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Cost Estimating | |
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Cost Budgeting | |
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Cost Breakdown Structure | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Quality, Risk, Resource and Communication Planning with the WBS | |
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Chapter Overview | |
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Approaching Quality, Resource and Risk Planning | |
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Using Existing Templates and Processes | |
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Creating Processes to Support the Project | |
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Utilizing the WBS as a Basis for Process Development | |
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Employing the WBS and WBS Dictionary | |
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The Whole is not Greater than the Sum of its Parts-it Equals Precisely 100% of the Sum of its Parts | |
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Examining Process Considerations | |
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Communications Planning Using the WBS as a Foundation | |
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Developing the Communications Plan | |
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The Communications Matrix | |
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The Hierarchy of Information | |
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The Meeting Matrix | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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The WBS as a Starting Point for Schedule Development | |
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Chapter Overview | |
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Demystifying the Transition from the WBS to the Project Schedule | |
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Putting These Concepts to Work | |
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The WBS in Hierarchical Outline Form | |
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Identifying Dependencies between Scope Elements | |
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Representing Scope Sequence and Dependency | |
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Creating a High-Level Scope Sequence Representation | |
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The Concept of Inclusion | |
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The Scope Relationship Diagram | |
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Creating a Scope Dependency Plan | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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The WBS in Action | |
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Chapter Overview | |
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Acquiring the Project Team | |
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Directing and Managing Project Execution and Integrated Change Management | |
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Performing Scope Management | |
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Scope Management and the Triple Constraint | |
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Reviewing the Relationship with Other Project Management Processes | |
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Performing Quality Assurance | |
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Performing Scope Verification | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Ensuring Success through the WBS | |
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Chapter Overview | |
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Project Performance Management | |
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Scope | |
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Schedule | |
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Cost | |
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Planned versus Actual | |
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Stakeholder Management | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Verifying Project Closeout with the WBS | |
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Chapter Overview | |
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Project Closeout | |
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Acceptance / Turnover / Support / Maintenance | |
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Contract Closure | |
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Project Closeout | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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WBS For Project Management Decomposition | |
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A Project Management WBS | |
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Chapter Overview | |
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Organization Options for a Project Management WBS | |
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Project Management WBS Components Aligned with the PMBOK Guide-Third Edition | |
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Project Management WBS Lite | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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A Final Word | |
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Project Charter Example | |
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Project Scope Statement Example | |
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Project Management WBS Examples | |
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Answers to Chapter Questions | |
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Index | |