About This Course
A Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) transforms complex projects into manageable parts, forming the basis for all future cost, schedule, and risk planning. Understanding how to structure and document work packages ensures that scope, resources, and deliverables remain aligned from planning through delivery.
You’ll gain practical skills to identify project deliverables, build hierarchies, assign ownership, and record detailed task data. By mastering the WBS process, you’ll improve project predictability, visibility, and communication across teams.
By the end of this course, you will:
- Define and apply the key principles of a Work Breakdown Structure.
- Identify deliverables and break them into logical, measurable components.
- Document detailed work packages and resource responsibilities in a WBS Dictionary.
- Organise project scope into a hierarchical structure for cost and time management.
- Assign ownership and performance criteria to each work package
- Integrate WBS outputs into project schedules and management plans.
Topics Covered:
- What are some of the terms of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Introduction to the Work Breakdown Structure
- Identify project deliverables
- Continue the breakdown of the major elements
- Organise work
- Document individual work packages & detailed components
- Allocating the work package to the Work Package Manager (WPM)
- RECAP - What’s the process to be followed?
Course Duration: Approximately 30 minutes
Access to Course: 7 days from date of purchase
