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Project Management Orientation

The Levels of the WBS  

The following examples depict two-, three-, and four-level WBSs.  These are partial examples because only one item at each level has been expanded to the next level.  A complete WBS expands to the level needed to define and manage each item. Normally, different items are expanded to different levels.

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Two-Level
Three-Level
Four-Level

The third level is a decomposition of the system test second-level element.  For a complete third level, all elements from the second level must be expanded.  To execute the system test, you must write test cases, prepare the test environment, conduct the test, and analyze the results.

Three-Level WBS
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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