The scenario
A project manager kicking off a new e-commerce platform build needs a WBS to define scope for the project charter.
What is in this drawing
Read the decisions behind it.
01Five top-level phases follow waterfall decomposition
in an agile project, phases become epics and deliverables become features.
02
WBS numbers (1.1, 1.2) on each node make cross-referencing in the schedule unambiguous.
03Leaf nodes are concrete deliverables, not activities
activities map to deliverables separately in the schedule.
Add a 0. Project Management phase (project plan, status reports, change management) for full PMI-compliant WBS structure.
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