Purpose:

Break down work packages into activities that provide a basis for estimating, scheduling, executing, monitoring, and controlling the project work.

Objective:

Identifying and documenting the specific actions to be performed to produce the project deliverables.

Description:

Implicit in this process is defining and planning the schedule activities such that the project objectives will be met. The Create Work Breakdown Structure process identifies the deliverables at the lowest level in the Work Breakdown Structure, the work package. Work packages are typically decomposed into smaller components called activities that represent the work effort required to complete the work package.

RASIC:

Inputs:

• Schedule Management Plan
• Scope Baseline

Outputs:

• Activity List
• Activity Attributes
• Milestone List

Controls:

• Decomposition
• Rolling Wave Planning
• Expert Judgement

Task Instructions:

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