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Secrets to mastering the WBS in real-world projects : the most practical approach to work breakdown structures (WBS)! / Liliana Buchtik, PMP, PMI-RMP.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Newtown Square, Pennsylvania : Project Management Institute, Inc., [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Edition: Second editionDescription: xix, 207 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781628250336 (alk. paper)
  • 162825033X (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.404 23
LOC classification:
  • HD69.P75 B785 2013
Contents:
What is the WBS? -- Why should you use the WBS? -- What are the 4 typical confusions about the WBS? -- What are the key questions to understanding the WBS? -- What are the key questions to mastering the WBS? -- How do you create a valuable WBS? -- What are the software tools for the WBS? -- How do you integrate the WBS with scope management? -- How do you integrate the WBS with the schedule and costs? -- How do you integrate the WBS with communications, risks, acquisitions, human resources, and quality? -- How do you use the WBS in global, multicultural, and virtual projects? -- Can you use the WBS in agile projects? -- Conclusion -- Appendices: 1. Project management element decomposition -- 2. Generic WBS template -- Appendices: 3.Real-world WBS examples -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- References and resources -- About the author.
Summary: "The Second Edition of the popular book on the most practical approach to project Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and scope management! With hundreds of real-world project examples, this book will change the way you think about and understand the WBS. Learn the secrets to mastering the WBS and obtain smarter project results starting now. A must-read book for successful project managers."-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-206).

What is the WBS? -- Why should you use the WBS? -- What are the 4 typical confusions about the WBS? -- What are the key questions to understanding the WBS? -- What are the key questions to mastering the WBS? -- How do you create a valuable WBS? -- What are the software tools for the WBS? -- How do you integrate the WBS with scope management? -- How do you integrate the WBS with the schedule and costs? -- How do you integrate the WBS with communications, risks, acquisitions, human resources, and quality? -- How do you use the WBS in global, multicultural, and virtual projects? -- Can you use the WBS in agile projects? -- Conclusion -- Appendices: 1. Project management element decomposition -- 2. Generic WBS template -- Appendices: 3.Real-world WBS examples -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- References and resources -- About the author.

"The Second Edition of the popular book on the most practical approach to project Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and scope management! With hundreds of real-world project examples, this book will change the way you think about and understand the WBS. Learn the secrets to mastering the WBS and obtain smarter project results starting now. A must-read book for successful project managers."-- Provided by publisher.

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