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Project Management Orientation

Example of Uses of WBS, PBS, and OBS 

I really like the following chart, which depicts the uses of the WBS, PBS, and OBS.

At the upper left of this chart, you can see the requirements for the project as inputs to the WBS, OBS, and PBS.  The requirements are the Supplier Management Plan, the Integration Strategy, and the system solution. 

The project management outputs from the WBS, PBS, and OBS are the Status Reporting, the Cost Estimation Development, and the Project Schedule at the bottom of the chart. At the upper right is the two-way Communications Management that occurs during the entire project.

Example of Uses of WBS, PBS, and OBS
1: Getting Started
2: Define the Project Team
3: Team Management
4: Identify and Validate Requirements
5: Create Decomposition Structures
6: Risk Management
7: Project Estimates
8: Project Schedules
9: Change Management
10: Project Control and Execution
Defining the Project
11: Project Management Review
12: Project Closeout
13: Project Management Tool Suite
14: Self-Assessment and Final Exam
Fast Points
Concepts
Seven Keys
Case Study
WWPMM
Mentor
Check Point
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