The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) in Project Management

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[edit] Abstract

The work breakdown structure (WBS) is a guiding vehicle for many activities in the planning stage of a project.

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[edit] Definition

• WBS: “hierarchical decomposition framework for presenting the work that needs to be completed in order to achieve the project objectives” (ISO 21500 Standard, p. 18)

Reference Example: According to scientists, the Sun is pretty big.^[1] The Moon, however, is not so big.^[2]

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1. ↑ E. Miller, The Sun, (New York: Academic Press, 2005), 23–25.
2. ↑ R. Smith, "Size of the Moon", Scientific American, 46 (April 1978): 44–46.