The Advanced WBS Concepts on-line course provides creative and practical approaches to effectively define and use the Work Breakdown Structure to ensure project work is aligned with project objectives. A well-defined WBS will support the planning and assignment of project responsibilities and facilitate the reporting and analysis of project progress.

Learn at your own pace and have 24-hour access to on-line course topics including:

• The value of the WBS in Project Management
• Translating the WBS into the Project Management Plan
• Building a more effective WBS through alternative WBS formats and design considerations
• Diagnosing and avoiding WBS pitfalls
  
  

The course consists of five lesson lectures on advanced WBS techniques (including audio and visual course materials).  Lesson examples, quizzes and multiple choice questions are used to reinforce each lesson’s key learning objectives. Completion of this course will earn 10 PDU’s towards your PMI® Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR’s).

Course Lesson Structure:

Lesson One: Introduction
(Approximate student effort: 1 hour)

• Course Purpose & Key Learning Objectives
• Course Lesson Overview
• Work Breakdown Structure topics covered during course

• Work Breakdown Structure Introduction
• Origins of the WBS
• The Role of the WBS in Project Management
• Terminology & Definitions

• Lesson Review Questions {True/false, fill-in the blank & multiple choice}

Lesson Two:  Work Breakdown Structure Basics
(Approximate student effort: 2 hours)

• Lesson’s Key Learning Objectives

• The Value of the WBS in Project Management
• Benefits and Uses of the WBS
• WBS within the PMBOK® Guide framework

• General WBS Good Practice Guidelines
• Design Considerations
• Alternative WBS Formats
• Basic WBS Models
• The WBS Dictionary
• Lesson Review Questions {True/false, fill-in the blank & multiple choice}

 

Lesson Three:  Work Breakdown Structure Advanced Design
(Approximate student effort: 3 hours)

• Lesson’s Key Learning Objectives
• Building an Effective WBS
• Defining Project Deliverables using
• The Project Charter
• The Project Scope Statement
• Preparation Methods
• WBS Development Tools & Methods
• Fishbone diagrams, brainstorming techniques, outlines, checklists, organizational charts
• Top-down vs. Bottom-up methods
• Decomposition Consideration
• Appropriate level of granularity
• Examples of WBS Designs in different project scenario
• Lesson Review Questions {True/false, fill-in the blank & multiple choice}
  

Lesson Four:  Work Breakdown Structure Quality
(Approximate student effort: 2 hours)

• Lesson’s Key Learning Objectives
• WBS Quality and Quality Evaluations Techniques
• Building an High-quality WBS using
• Core Characteristics
• Use-related characteristics
• Other PMBOK® Guide Knowledge Area considerations
• The WBS usage continuum
• Lesson Review Questions {True/false, fill-in the blank & multiple choice}

Lesson Five:  Practical Implementation of WBS
(Approximate student effort: 2 hours)

• Lesson’s Key Learning Objectives
• Translating the WBS into the Project Management Plan
• Diagnosing and Avoiding WBS Pitfalls
• Training and Gaining Organizational Buy-in
• Review and Discussion of Real-world WBS Use
• Lesson Review Questions {True/false, fill-in the blank & multiple choice}