Question 4

(30 marks)

4.1 How does the WBS differ from the project network? How are WBS and project

networks linked?

(5 marks)

4.2 What is meant by a work breakdown structure and how does it help manage projects?

(5 marks)

4.3 You are appointed as a Project Manager for an athletic sponsorship project. The name of a new project is "Sporty Sponsorship in Namibia". Your

new job is to plan the following new activities: Training liaison, logistics, publicity, legal requirements, travel, accommodation, charity, interviews, and

press releases.

Develop a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) by using the description above. Make sure that all the described activities are allocated at the

appropriate levels. Use arrows to illustrate how the activities are interrelated in a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).

(20 marks)

Prescribed Reading:

Larson, E.W. & Gray, C.F. (Latest edition).

Project

management: The managerial process

. New York.

McGraw-Hill Education.

Recommended Reading:

Grisham, T.W. (2010).

International project

management: Leadership in complex

environments

. Hoboken. John Wiley & Sons.

Knipe, A., Van Der Waldt, G., Van Niekerk, D.,

Burger, D. & Nell, K. (2011).

Project management

for success.

Sandown: Heinemann Publishers (Pty)

Ltd.

Martin, V. (2006).

Managing projects in human

resources, training and development

. London.

Kogan Page Limited.

Nicholas, J.M. & Steyn, H. (2012).

Project

management for business, engineering and

technology

. Oxford. Routledge.

Project Management Institute (2013).

A guide to

the project management body of knowledge

(PMBOK guide)

. Newtown Square. PMI.

Sommer, H. (2010).

Project management for

building construction

. Berlin. Springer-Verlag.