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Project Management Orientation

The WBS Dictionary  

The WBS dictionary is a repository for descriptions of work elements and other key information such as budgets, basis of estimate, and staffing.  The dictionary contains detailed background information about each work element.  It might also include acceptance and completion criteria.  Using the dictionary, team members can capture information about each activity. 
  
After an activity is defined, that definition remains throughout the project.  The definition is used to explain activities to employees and to clarify where work begins and ends on an activity. 

The dictionary helps determine whether the project manager has identified the skills needed to do the work. 
  
It should contain the following information for each element:

The Foundation of Project Planning 

The WBS is the foundation of the project in terms of cost estimating, planning, budgeting, funding, estimating, scheduling, status reporting, managing risks, measuring performance, and managing change.  The WBS is used throughout the project as a tool for communication, and it grows and develops with the project from the first day.  If the project plan is revised, the WBS must also be revised. 

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
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Seven Keys
Case Study
WWPMM
Mentor
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