Examples
of Different WBS:
The following examples are provided from client organizations.
They are actual project Work Breakdown Structures, and each
has a story behind it.
… A
product decomposition approach for an automotive project
(see the next page):
Notice how the decomposition
goes from one assembly level to the next lower to the next
lower. Only one branch of the WBS is developed in this example. Is this a good WBS?
Remember, the test of a good WBS
is when the lowest level of subdivided work is small enough
to permit adequate control
and visibility without creating an unwieldy administrative
burden. So, is this example a WBS, or is it a parts
list? How
would you like to be the task leader of the “o-ring task?” This
particular example decomposes the product too far by going
all the way to the parts level.
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