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== Annotated bibliography ==
 
== Annotated bibliography ==
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Good resources on WBS include:
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* “The ABC Basics of the WBS” by Paul Burek
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* “The Intelligent Structure of Work Breakdowns Is a Precursor to Effective Project Management”, Homer & Gunn, 1995
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* “Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures”, Third Edition, 2019
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* ISO 21511:2018, "Work breakdown structures for project and programme management"
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* ISO 21502:2020, "Project, programme and portfolio management — Guidance on project management"
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== References ==
 
== References ==

Revision as of 18:11, 11 February 2023

Work Breakdown Structure page for 42433 Advanced Project, Program and Portfolio Management, Spring 23

Author: Manuela Vazquez, s222648

Contents

Abstract

[1]

[2]


The Sun is pretty big.[3]

The Moon, however, is not so big.[4]

Definition and use in Project and Program Management

History of WBS

[5]

Key attributes

How to create a WBS

How to evaluate a WBS

Different visualizations of WBS

Outline

Hierarchical Structure

Tabular Structure

Tree Structure

Example

Limitations

Related Tools

Annotated bibliography

Good resources on WBS include:

* “The ABC Basics of the WBS” by Paul Burek 
* “The Intelligent Structure of Work Breakdowns Is a Precursor to Effective Project Management”, Homer & Gunn, 1995
* “Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures”, Third Edition, 2019
* ISO 21511:2018, "Work breakdown structures for project and programme management"
* ISO 21502:2020, "Project, programme and portfolio management — Guidance on project management"


References

  1. ISO/TR 21506:2018, Project, programme and portfolio management – Vocabulary (Committee: ISO/TC 258)
  2. Burek, P. (2013), The ABC basics of the WBS. Paper presented at PMI® Global Congress 2013—North America, New Orleans, LA. Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute.
  3. E. Miller, The Sun, (New York: Academic Press, 2005), 23–25.
  4. R. Smith, "Size of the Moon", Scientific American, 46 (April 1978): 44–46.
  5. Kate Eby, Getting Started with Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), (Retrieved on 11. February 2023 from https://www.smartsheet.com/getting-started-work-breakdown-structures-wbs).


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