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Demystifying the WBS
For Pharmaceutical
Product Development
By
Bill Carswell, Ph.D., PMP
Adjunct Professor
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
&
Wanda Whyte, PMP, CSEP
Sr. Systems Engineer
C&W Associates
Project Scope Management
5.1 Plan Scope Management
5.2 Collect Requirements
5.3 Define Scope
5.4 Create WBS
5.5 Validate Scope
5.6 Control Scope
PMBOK 5th Edition
5.4 Create WBS
Outputs
Scope Baseline
Project Document Updates
Scope Baseline
Contains three elements
Scope Statement
WBS
WBS Dictionary
The WBS
“Provides a vision of what has to be
delivered”
The process of subdividing project
deliverables and project work into
smaller, more manageable components.
Deliverable-oriented hierarchical
decomposition
Key WBS Definitions
PMBOK 5th Ed. p. 125/6
“Work” refers to products or deliverables
that are the result of activities, not the
activities themselves.
The Scope Baseline (which includes the
WBS) is an input to schedule
development (not the other way around).
What Makes a “Quality” WBS?
“Project activities are not listed, as
these are components of the project
schedule, not the WBS.”
“All (WBS) elements are nouns. Verbs
are not use to identify WBS elements.”
(Schedule activities are written with the
verb/object sentence structure – from
the PMI Scheduling practice standard)
From PMI WBS Practice Standard, 2nd Ed., Section 5.5.1
WBS “Graphical” Structure
Airplane WBS
WBS “Tabular” Structure
Airplane WBS
Airplane WBS
Services WBS
Product Development WBS
Other WBS Examples
PMI WBS Practice Standard 2nd Ed.
Oil, Gas & Petrochemical (Appendix E)
Environmental Management (Appendix F)
Process Improvement (Appendix G)
Process Plant Construction (Appendix I)
Service Ind. Outsourcing (Appendix J)
Other WBS Examples
PMI WBS Practice Standard 2nd Ed.
Web Design (Appendix K)
Telecom (Appendix L)
Refinery Turnaround (Appendix M)
Gov’t. Design/Bid/Build (Appendix N)
Software Implementation (Appendix O)
How Much Detail in the WBS?
From PMBOK5 5.4.2.2
Deciding on a Work Package level
Some deliverables need to be
decomposed only to the next level
Others need additional decomposition
As work is decomposed to greater levels,
the ability to plan, manage and control the
work is enhanced
Use your judgment
How Much Detail in the WBS?
From PMBOK5 Section 5.4.2.2
Excessive Decomposition leads to
Non-productive management effort
Inefficient use of resources
Decreased efficiency
How Much Detail in the WBS?
From PMBOK5 Section 5.4.2.2
Premature Decomposition
There may be insufficient information about
elements that will not be worked until far in
the future
Wait until the WBS element is sufficiently
understood to plan and decompose it
Use Rolling Wave Planning
The WBS is NOT a Schedule
This is not a WBS. This is a numbered schedule:
•Project Activities do not belong in the WBS.
•The WBS consists of nouns, not verbs.
•The WBS (as part of the Scope Baseline) is an input to
the schedule development processes, not an output.
Tabular WBS
with Brief Dictionary
“The Golden
Thread of PM”
The
Detailed WBS
Dictionary
Summary Page
The Golden Thread
Detailed Worksheet
Uses of
The Golden Thread
Detailed activities feed schedule
Cost numbers feed budget
Labor hours & categories feed human
resource Plan
Material and subcontracts feed
procurement plan.
Scope description feeds quality plan
Risk items feed risk register
WBS Development for
New Pharmaceutical Product
(Live interactive development with audience)