Offers vital new perspectives on how to apply the WBS to today's different types of projects that produce products, services or results. Softcover.
Gregory T. Haugan, Ph.D., PMP, is a PM system application and implementation expert with over 40 years of experience as a consultant and in government and private-sector positions. Vice President with GLH, Incorporated, he specializes in management consulting and training.
Foreword
xiii
Preface
xv
Introduction to the Work Breakdown Structure
1
(16)
The Project Problem and Solution
1
(6)
Background of the WBS Concept
7
(7)
Early U.S. Government Activities
7
(4)
The Project Management Institute and the Pmbok® Guide
11
(3)
The WBS in the Project Management Process
14
(3)
Work Breakdown Structure Fundamentals
17
(34)
The 100 Percent Rule
17
(2)
Anatomy of a WBS
19
(11)
Product Projects Breakdown
21
(1)
Service Projects Breakdown
21
(2)
Results Project Breakdown
23
(1)
Cross-Cutting Elements
24
(4)
Project Management
28
(2)
WBS Dictionary
30
(2)
Work Packages
32
(1)
Appropriate Level of Detail
32
(1)
Use of the WBS to Devleop Activities
33
(6)
The WBS and Activities
33
(3)
Activity Definition
36
(3)
Inputs versus Outputs---Resources versus Deliverables
39
(3)
Input versus Output Elements
39
(1)
Deliverables versus Intermediate Outputs
39
(3)
Numbering the WBS
42
(2)
Alternate Structure Concepts
44
(3)
Other Categorizations
47
(4)
Lifecycle Planning: Programs and Phases
51
(12)
Lifecycle Phases
51
(3)
Lifecycle WBS Concepts
54
(5)
Department of Defense Program WBS and the Lifecycle
59
(1)
Phases within Projects
60
(3)
The WBS in Project Operations
63
(14)
Scope Management
63
(2)
Project Charter
63
(1)
Statement of Work
64
(1)
Time Management
65
(3)
Cost Management
68
(3)
Bottom-Up Cost Estimation
68
(1)
Collection of Historical Data
68
(2)
Chart of Accounts Linkage
70
(1)
Earned Value Management System Implementation
70
(1)
Budgeting
71
(1)
Communications
71
(1)
Procurement Management
72
(1)
Quality and Technical Performance Management
72
(1)
Human Resource Management
73
(1)
Risk Management
74
(1)
Project Integration Management
74
(3)
Project Plan
74
(1)
Configuration Management
75
(2)
WBS Examples and Descriptions
77
(12)
WBS for Implementation of a New Organization-wide Management Philosophy
77
(2)
WBS for Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Challenges
79
(3)
WBS for a Book Writing Project
82
(1)
WBS for a Dinner Party Project
82
(2)
WBS for a Museum Exhibit Project (Project Definition Phase)
84
(5)
WBS Principles, Steps, and Checklist
89
(6)
WBS Principles
89
(2)
Top Level
89
(1)
Product Projects
89
(1)
Service Projects
90
(1)
Results Projects
90
(1)
Common Principles
90
(1)
Steps in Developing a WBS
91
(1)
Checklist
92
(3)
Bibliography
95
(2)
Index
97
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