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Informationen zum Autor Eric S. Norman, PMP, PgMP, is a strategic project and program management consultant. Shelly A. Brotherton, PMP, is a senior project and program management leader. Robert T. Fried, PMP, is a director responsible for project and program management with a globally recognized enterprise management software company. Klappentext Business & Economics/Project Management Understand and apply new concepts regarding Work Breakdown Structures The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) has emerged as a foundational concept and tool in Project Management. It is an enabler that ensures clear definition and communication of project scope while performing a critical role as a monitoring and controlling tool. Created by the three experts who led the development of PMI's Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures, Second Edition, this much-needed text expands on what the standard covers and describes how to go about successfully implementing the WBS within the project life cycle, from initiation and planning through project closeout. Filling the gap in the literature on the WBS, Work Breakdown Structures: The Foundation for Project Management Excellence gives the reader an understanding of: The background and key concepts of the WBS WBS core characteristics, decomposition, representations, and tools Project initiation and the WBS, including contracts, agreements, and Statements of Work (SOW) Deliverable-based and activity-based management Using the WBS as a basis for procurement and financial planning Quality, risk, resource, and communication planning with the WBS The WBS in the executing, monitoring, and controlling phases New concepts regarding the representation of project and program scope Verifying project closeout with the WBS Using a real-life project as an example throughout the book, the authors show how the WBS first serves to document and collect information during the initiating and planning phases of a project. Then, during the executing phase, the authors demonstrate how the WBS transitions to an active role of project decision-support, serving as a reference and a source for control and measurement. Zusammenfassung Understand and apply new concepts regarding Work Breakdown Structures The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) has emerged as a foundational concept and tool in Project Management. It is an enabler that ensures clear definition and communication of project scope while performing a critical role as a monitoring and controlling tool. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Preface vii Foreword xv Part I Introduction To WBS Concepts 1 1 Background and Key Concepts 3 Chapter Overview 3 Work Breakdown Structures 4 Defining Work Breakdown Structures 5 Importance of the WBS 7 WBS Lesson Learned: A Brief Illustration 8 WBS Concepts 12 Describing the WBS 12 The House Metaphor-A Consistent Example 14 Chapter Summary 15 2 Applying WBS Attributes and Concepts 19 Chapter Overview 19 WBS Attributes 19 WBS Core Characteristics 20 WBS Use-Related Characteristics 25 WBS Decomposition 28 WBS in Projects, Programs, Portfolios, and the Enterprise 30 WBS Representations 32 WBS Tools 36 Chapter Summary 38 Part II WBS Application In Projects 41 3 Project Initiation and the WBS 43 Chapter Overview 43 Project Charter 44 Preliminary Project Scope Statement 46 Contracts, Agreements, Statements of Work (SOW) 49 Chapter Summary 50 4 Defining Scope through the WBS 53 Chapter Overview 53 Product Scope Description 53 Project Scope Statement (Scope Definition) 54 Work Breakdown Structure 55
