Example: Work Breakdown Structure

The Work Breakdown Structure identifies the projects tasks and provides a framework for
organizing and managing the work. Two methods for presenting a work breakdown structure
(WBS) are the WBS outline and the WBS diagram.
Work Breakdown Structure Outline
(task numbering optional)
Project Management Improvement Project Phase 1
1
1.1
1.1.1
1.1.2
1.1.3
1.1.4
1.1.5
1.1.6
1.1.6.1
1.1.6.2
1.1.6.3
1.1.6.4
2
2.1
2.1.1
2.1.2
2.1.3
2.1.4
2.2
2.2.1
2.2.2
2.3
3
3.1
3.1.1
3.1.2
3.1.3
3.2
3.2.1
3.2.2
3.2.3
3.3
3.3.1
3.3.2
3.3.3
3.4
3.4.1
3.4.2
4
4.1

Initiate Project
Develop Project Charter
Define Scope
Define Requirements
Identify High-Level Roles
Develop High-Level Budget
Identify High-Level Control Strategies
Finalize Charter and Gain Approvals
Consolidate and Publish Project Charter
Hold Review Meeting
Revise Project charter
Gain approvals
Plan Project
Develop Work Plan
Develop Work Breakdown Structure
Develop Project Staffing Plan
Develop Project Schedule
Develop Project Budget
Develop Project Control Plan
Develop Communication Plan
Develop Quality Management Plan
Finalize Project Plan and Gain Approvals
Execute and Control Project
Design Framework
Define framework stages and activities
Design framework content formats
Design web framework delivery tool
Build the Framework
Write the framework content
Review framework content for quality
Build web tool prototype
Test the Framework
Test usability of web tool
Test usability of content
Adjust framework based on user feedback
Implement Framework
Move framework to production environment
Announce availability of framework
Close the Project
Conduct Post-Project Review

Example: Work Breakdown Structure v1.1

4.2

Celebrate

Example: Work Breakdown Structure v1.1

Example: Work Breakdown Structure

The Work Breakdown Structure identifies the projects tasks and provides a framework for organizing and managing the work. Two methods for
presenting a work breakdown structure (WBS) are the WBS outline and the WBS diagram.

Work Breakdown Structure Diagram

(task numbering optional)
Project Management
Project Management
Initiative
Initiative
Phase I
Phase I

Initiate Project

Execute and
Control Project

Plan Project

Develop Project
Charter

Develop Work Plan

Define Scope

Define
Requirements

Develop
Work
Breakdown
Structure

Define HighLevel Roles

Develop
Project
Staffing
Plan

Define HighLevel Budget

Develop
Project
Schedule

Identify HighLevel Control

Strategies

Develop
Project
Budget

Finalize Charter

Consolidate and Publish Charter

Hold Review Meeting
Revise Project Charter
Gain Approvals

Example: Work Breakdown Structure v1.1

Develop Project
Control Plan

Develop
Communication
Plan

Develop
Quality
Management
Plan

Finalize Project
Plan and Gain
Approvals

Design the
Framework

Build the
Framework

Close the
Project

Test the
Framework

Define
stages and
activities

Write the
content

Test web
tool
usability

Design
Content
formats

Review
content for
quality

Test
content
usability

Design
web
Delivery
Tool

Build web
tool
prototype

Adjust tool
and content
based on
feedback

Implement the
Framework

Move web
tool to
production
environment

Announce
Tool
availability

Conduct
post
project
review

Celebrate