Course Summary
The Work Breakdown Structure is one of the most important yet underemphasized tools in project management. In this class, students will learn what the Work Breakdown Structure is and why the WBS is important in project management. Used initially at the start of the project, the WBS helps to define the total work required in a project, and helps with budgeting and scope control. Students will look at case studies of using Work Breakdown Structures and see good and bad examples of real-life WBSs. During the course, students learn how to plan and conduct their own WBS workshop. The experience will provide valuable hands-on experience that students will immediately be able to use on their next project.
Duration
2 hours.
Audience
Project and program managers, business and IT managers, team leaders and product managers.
Additional Notes
Instructor
Von Chris Holbrook, PMP, SCPM is the co-founder and CEO of cPrime, Inc. Chris is a Project Management Professional PMP with over 13 years experience managing large projects and programs. Chris has managed a bevy of projects from IT infrastructure rollouts, facilities and datacenter builds, application development to enterprise software rollout projects ranging in size from $1 to $100 million dollars. He has managed projects for HP, AMEX, Minolta, Siebel Systems, CNET, Unisys, SAP and Visa to name a few. Chris has a double bachelor’s degree in English and Economics, a certificate in project management from the University of California, Irvine, and an advanced certificate in project management (SCPM) from Stanford University. Chris is currently pursuing his MBA from the Haas School of Business at Berkeley and Columbia Business School in New York.
Pricing Options
Quantity discounts are available for this course. This course can be bundled with other cPrime University modules to build a custom training solution for your organization.
Outline
- Why the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is important to project success
- History and background of the WBS
- Components of a WBS
- Examples of good and bad Work Breakdown Structures
- Best practices for creating a Work Breakdown Structure
- How to plan and conduct a WBS session
- Hands-on interactive group session to create a WBS
Training Schedule
| Location | May 2012 | Jun 2012 | Jul 2012 | Aug 2012 |
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