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Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)Planning Worksheet

Confidentiality StatementThis WBS Planning Worksheetalong with all attachments hereto shall be considered s

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Using this Document - Business Benefits

" work breakdown str#ct#re $WBS% is a hierarchical breakdown of all work reired to complete a pro'ect!(raphically) it is a tree str#ct#re in which the elements at a lower le*el consist of all the acti*itiesneeded to complete the higher le*el!

This worksheet allows yo# to identify the work to be done) the types of reso#rces reired for the work andstorage locations) and to de*elop estimates for each work element! This worksheet does not addresswho will perform the work and when the work will be completed!

Pro'ect +ame ,ate / Control +#mber

Pro'ect -anager Prepared by

WBS Oeriew

Sample WBS Overview (later represented graphically under the section, WBS Diagram)

!nitiate Pro"ect

"cceptance Planning ,efine "cceptance Criteria

Create "cceptance Tests

Pro'ect Planning Create Pro'ect Plan

Create C- Plan

Create ." Plan

Create Test Plan

Set#p P- nfrastr#ct#re Set#p Pro'ect

Set#p ,atabase

Set#p Tracking Tools

Set#p .#ality -etric eporting

Set#p ,e*elopment 0n*ironment Set#p Ser*ers

Set#p ,e*eloper Workstations

Set#p e*ision Control System

Set#p B#ild 1ramework

Set#p Test 1ramework

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Work Breakdown Structure Details

Work Component Task "cti*ity

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Scope

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Phase "ssignment Phase

Seence = Task/"cti*ity +#mber ??

,ependencies

Task Constraints

Task +ame esponsibility @ead / @ag

-ilestones Aes +o

0stimated Work o#rseired

0stimated Costs

"ssigned To

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WBS Diagram

Sample WBS Diagram (based on earlier WBS Overview)

Pro"ect Schedule

Complete the col#mns below #sing information de*eloped in the WBS) BS) "cti*ity and Seencing

Worksheet) and eso#rce Plan! ndent s#bordinate elements in the WBS element col#mn! 1or eDampleindent all tasks for an "cti*ity and then indent the S#b?Task$s% for the Task! The sched#le sho#ld addressat least three le*els of WBS elements!

%lement &um'er= @ist the element n#mbers assigned in the WBS!

WBS %lements ctiity *ask or Su'-*ask= dentify the task for the 0lement +#mber in the first col#mn by listing the WBS

0lement) "cti*ity) Task or S#b?Task as defined in the WBS worksheet! ndent S#bordinate elements in the WBS elementcol#mn! 1or eDample indent all tasks for an "cti*ity and then indent the S#b?Task for the Task!

Descri+tion of ctiity *ask or Su'-*ask= efine or re*ise the WBS definition of the "cti*ity or Task listed in the pre*io#s

col#mn!

%stimated Duration= 0stimate the length of time reired to perform the WBS 0lement gi*en the reso#rces identified in the

eso#rce Plan! ,#ration is the total period of time that it will take to perform the acti*ity or task!

*ask Predecessor %lement &um'er? Pro*ide the WBS 0lement +#mber$s% for WBS 0lement that m#st be completed before

the WBS 0lement can start!

0lement+#mber

WBS0lements

"cti*ity) Task)or S#b?Task

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0stimated,#ration$o#rs or

,ays%

Start ,ate 1inish ,ateTask Predecessor0lement +#mber

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WBS Checklist

a*e yo# entered basic pro'ect information in the spaces pro*idedE

a*e yo# selected a WBS work component $task or acti*ity%E

,id yo# acc#rately describe the work componentE

a*e yo# assigned the work component to the rele*ant pro'ect phase $by name and n#mber%E

a*e yo# assigned a task or acti*ity seence n#mberE

,id yo# acc#rately and completely describe any task or acti*ity dependenciesE

a*e yo# assigned the milestone stat#sE

a*e yo# estimated the work ho#rs reiredE

,id yo# estimate costsE

a*e yo# properly identified the responsible staff memberE

ersion Control

Fersion ,ate "#thor Change ,escription

Crosscheck

"sk yo#rself the following estionsG

a*e yo# completed a hierarchical breakdown of all work reired to complete a pro'ect) both

graphically and *erballyE

a*e yo# f#lly and acc#rately identified the work to be done and the types of reso#rces reired

for the work and storage locationsE

a*e yo# de*eloped estimates for each work elementE a*e yo# eDcl#ded concerns on who will

perform the work and when the work will be completedE

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