Work Breakdown tructure projectethod he ltimate ethodology urrent tep: ext tep: rev tep: Define cope Develop chedule ssign roject anager Work Breakdown tructure se this template to create a Work Breakdown tructure. he Work Breakdown tructure is a deliverable-oriented grouping of all of the major elements defined in the project. WB organizes the deliverables into detailed project elements that encompass all aspects of the project scope. nything not defined in the WB is outside the scope of the project. B 5.3.3.1 he vory wl earning ompany, td. 2000, ll ights eserved (ll dotted underlined text is idden and will not print unless specified) DF J J D J D D {n organization name for the project} WB V { short description of the project. he detailed description will be elaborated in the following sections.} Build a WB for ompany B. G G { unique project id} 2000-1 {Date doc was created} Jun 30, 2000 {he current version number for this document} Version 1.0 {ll projects should be supportive of the organizations goals. B 5.1.1.2} Goal 2000-2: ncrease the sales of all products by 20%. Goal 2000-12: ncrease marketing efforts, specifically on the nternet.. he Work Breakdown tructure for this project has identified the deliverables that are associated with the product (WB ite) and roject anagement. he deliverables have been broken down into the smallest Work ackages that can then be assigned to the appropriate resources. {he WB should be broken until the last level has enough detail to estimate with confidence.} eptember 25, 2005 Work Breakdown tructure age 1 of 5 opyright 2000, he vory wl earning ompany, td., ll ights eserved
Work Breakdown tructure. {se this section to create a graphical representation of the WB.} WB ite Design 1.0 Build 2.0 nstall 3.0 roject anagement 4.0 equirements 1.1 nvironment onfiguration 2.1 ctive ite 3.1 roject harter 4.1 Detailed Design 1.2 oftware 2.2 ser anual 2.3 esting 3.2 raining 3.3 ive ite 3.4 roject lan 4.2 cope tatement 4.2.1 WB 4.2.2 chedule 4.2.3 Budget 4.2.4 isk ssessment 4.2.5 tatus eports 4.3 Weekly eport 4.3.1 eptember 25, 2005 Work Breakdown tructure age 2 of 5 opyright 2000, he vory wl earning ompany, td., ll ights eserved
Work Breakdown tructure. WB D {se this section to describe each element in the WB. he lowest levels (2 nd and 3 rd ) are the work packages and should have the greatest amount of detail associated with them.} D / 1.0 Design 1.1 equirements D formal equirements Document explaining what the business requirements are that the project must address. 1.2 Detailed Design formal detailed Design Document explaining how the site will be built and how the site will satisfy the requirements previous identified. 2.0 Build 2.1 nvironment onfiguration repare the environment for the new WB ite. erver,, etc. 2.2 oftware he WB ages, Graphics and G scripts, etc. that make up the finished product for the WB ite. 2.3 ser anual he manual that explains the overall design of the WB ite and provides instructions on how to maintain the WB site 3.0 nstall 3.1 ctive ite he actual functioning WB ite in a protected environment. his will allow the user to test for functionality and errors. 3.2 esting sers acceptance testing to ensure that the product does what they want and is free of errors. his should be an ongoing process throughout the build stage. 3.3 raining rovide the WB dministrator with the necessary information required to assume responsibility for the WB site. 3.4 ive ite n unprotected full accessible WB ite that is now available to the nternet public. 4.0 roject anagement 4.1 roject harter he document that announces that this project can begin. high level budget has been allocated and a roject anager has been assigned. 4.2 roject lan 4.2.1 cope tatement he document that explains the boundaries of what is to be included and excluded in this project. 4.2.2 WB he document that breaks down the major deliverables into manageable assignable chunks. hese chinks (Work ackages) have been also been assigned a budget. he Work ackages have also been assigned. 4.2.3 chedule he document that identifies all the activities that are required to be executed to achieve the deliverables identified in the WB. 4.2.4 Budget he resources are allocated and the costs are estimated. nce calculated, the cost should be baselined. eptember 25, 2005 Work Breakdown tructure age 3 of 5 opyright 2000, he vory wl earning ompany, td., ll ights eserved
Work Breakdown tructure D / D 4.2.5 isk ssessment document which identifies the risks that are associated with the project, what the impact of those risks are and what should be done, if anything, to mitigate them. 4.3 tatus eports 4.3.1 Weekly eport Weekly status reports which are provided at the weekly status meetings. V. W G { work package must be created for each lowest level in the WB. hese could also be created in a separate document so that they easier to distribute and manage. f this approach were taken, pointers could replace the information in this document. reate one work package for each of the lowest level element in the WB.} W G WB D / D D 1.1.1 equirements DD W D formal equirements Document explaining what the business requirements are that the project must address. 53421 {nclude as much information as possible to ensure that the Work ackage cane be assigned to someone external to the project} o ensure that the project will properly address the requirements of the organization. here must be input from the different representatives from the various departments. 1.0 Joint pplication Design (JD) session will be held to facilitate the gathering of the requirements. 2.0 Development of the equirements document. 3.0 equirements review session. $5,000 {What types of resources are required to execute this work package?} enior rchitect, Business representatives from each major department, roject ponsor. eptember 25, 2005 Work Breakdown tructure age 4 of 5 opyright 2000, he vory wl earning ompany, td., ll ights eserved
Work Breakdown tructure J J G D {n individual external to the project who has a vested interest in the successful completion of the project. B 5.1.3.1} {he person responsible for managing the project. his document grants the the authority required. B 5.1.3.2} {Date WB is accepted} G Joe ponsor, V Finance Jim roject, Director ew rojects {Date signed} V G D D {ew version number} {Details of change, including person(s) responsible for change, reasons for change and any other information. ne line for each new version of document.} {Date of change} Version 1.0 reated work breakdown tructure. Jim roject eptember 25, 2005 Work Breakdown tructure age 5 of 5 opyright 2000, he vory wl earning ompany, td., ll ights eserved