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Work Breakdown Structure

A work breakdown structure (WBS) is a deliverable-oriented decomposition of a project into smaller components such as products, data, services, or a combination. It provides a framework for cost estimating, schedule development, and control. The WBS is a hierarchical tree structure that shows the subdivision of effort needed to achieve an objective like a program or project through phases, deliverables, and work packages.

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Work Breakdown Structure

A work breakdown structure (WBS) is a deliverable-oriented decomposition of a project into smaller components such as products, data, services, or a combination. It provides a framework for cost estimating, schedule development, and control. The WBS is a hierarchical tree structure that shows the subdivision of effort needed to achieve an objective like a program or project through phases, deliverables, and work packages.

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A work breakdown structure (WBS), in project management and systems engineering, is a

deliverable-oriented decomposition of a project into smaller components.


A work breakdown structure element may be a product, data, service, or any combination
thereof. A WBS also provides the necessary framework for detailed cost estimating and control
along with providing guidance for schedule development and control.[1]
WBS is a hierarchical and incremental decomposition of the project into phases, deliverables and work
packages. It is a tree structure, which shows a subdivision of effort required to achieve an objective; for
example a program, project, and contract.[2] In a project or contract, the WBS is developed by starting
with the end objective and successively subdividing it into manageable components in terms of size,
duration, and responsibility (e.g., systems, subsystems, components, tasks, subtasks, and work
packages) which include all steps necessary to achieve the objective.

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