Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures

by Project Management Institute

Defining project objectives and delegating work to team members are among a project manager's biggest tasks. Successful projects require thorough planning on the part of the project manager to accomplish these tasks. The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) serves as a guide for defining work as it relates to a specific project's objectives. 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), 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.

Genres: Business

226 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 31, 2000

Reviews

[Khaled Al-Bahnsawy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Work break down structure (WBS) is the most famous and used techniques used in modern project management.
The PMI provides here a standard of how to develop a successful WBS and compatible with the PMI methodology.
The big disadvantage of this practice guide is that it is based on a very old version of PMBOOK (2nd edition).
I read it while I am preparing to take the PMI-SP certificate test and I will go back to it one more time before the test

[Michael Falco · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book for basic knowledge. Some of the chapters would also make excellent checklist to use when developing WBSes.

[Nestor Jimenez · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pretty basic and redundant.

[Davina · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a quick read. It was more readable than the Guide to the PMBOK, but not as good a flow as the Agile Practice Guide. I was reading to help coach someone on decomposition, and it was helpful. I've been through a training program from the University of California Santa Cruz Extension, so the material wasn't new. There wasn't anything really surprising, I just wanted a refresher. I've applied to take the PMP exam, so thought this might help as well. We'll see. I would have gone through this faster, but it wasn't my top priority.

[Trường · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book repeat WBS concept many time (according to me, this help reader consolidate theo knowledge), this version companion with PMBOK 6th, it follows predictive process more than adaptive.

I think various sample in this book will help you tailor your WBS clearly