Building Effective Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)
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| − | Regardless of the life cycle approach, | + | Regardless of the life cycle approach, successful project management requires a comprehensive and detailed plan <ref name="WBS Standard"> Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI)., ''"Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures (3rd Ed.)"'', 2019</ref>. As defined in the ''PMBOK Guide - Seventh Edition'' the initial step in the planning process is understanding the business case, the stakeholder’s requirements, and the project scope. While the project scope defines the work that needs to be performed to deliver the outcome of the project, the WBS is a framework for planning, controlling, executing, and managing the project´s work to complete its deliverables successfully <ref name="WBS Standard"> Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI)., ''"Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures (3rd Ed.)"'', 2019</ref> <ref name="PMBOK"> Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI)., ''"Project management body of knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (7th Ed.)."'', 2010</ref>. |
| − | Among the cited reasons for project management failure include poor planning (time), resource constraints (budget), and scope changes | + | |
| + | Among the cited reasons for project management failure include poor planning (time), resource constraints (budget), and scope changes <ref> Shaker, K., [https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/identify-factors-cause-project-failure-2442 ''"Why do projects really fail? "''], Project Management Institute article, 2010</ref> | ||
Revision as of 12:05, 11 February 2023
Regardless of the life cycle approach, successful project management requires a comprehensive and detailed plan [1]. As defined in the PMBOK Guide - Seventh Edition the initial step in the planning process is understanding the business case, the stakeholder’s requirements, and the project scope. While the project scope defines the work that needs to be performed to deliver the outcome of the project, the WBS is a framework for planning, controlling, executing, and managing the project´s work to complete its deliverables successfully [1] [2].
Among the cited reasons for project management failure include poor planning (time), resource constraints (budget), and scope changes [3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI)., "Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures (3rd Ed.)", 2019
- ↑ Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI)., "Project management body of knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (7th Ed.).", 2010
- ↑ Shaker, K., "Why do projects really fail? ", Project Management Institute article, 2010
