Week 5

Question 1

What is Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)?

Answer 1

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is a decomposition of the work into smaller or more detailed components. The WBS has multiple levels. The lowest level of the WBS is the detail cost account.

• The WBS decomposes the project into smaller components and more manageable units of work called work packages.

Question 2

What is Work Package?

Answer 2

• Work package is a task at the lowest level of the WBS.
• Work package makes it possible to develop a project plan, schedule, and budget, and then later to monitor the project’s progress.