Module 6 Discussion: WBS (Work Breakdown Structure)

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For this discussion, you will create a WBS for one of the following two projects:

Putting together a bicycle (or furniture from IKEA, or other project you can think of)

OR

Planning Thanksgiving Day Dinner

Follow the steps below to decompose the project into major deliverables, sub-deliverables and activities/work packages.

Step 1: List the highest level requirements/deliverables.

Step 2: Break up each high level requirement into sub-deliverables. (Hint: deliverables and sub-deliverables will be nouns). Keep breaking down sub-deliverables until you are at the lowest level that still makes sense.

Step 3: Break down each of the lowest sub-deliverables into work packages or activities.

Step 4: Review work packages and WBS to make sure the project is complete. Ask yourself, if you "add up" all the work packages, sub-deliverables, and deliverables would your project be complete? If not, then you are missing a deliverable or work package.