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Work Break Down Structures – 10 Key Characteristics
Divide and rule is the philosophy behind developing the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). Creation of WBS happens after scope definition and before the development of the project schedule. Once the requirements are collected, and the scope is defined, then it is time to decompose the scope into a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). The WBS is a deliverable oriented grouping of work. It decomposes the complete scope of the project into smaller manageable components known as Work Packages. WBS provide the break up of work that needs to be performed to construct and deliver the deliverables of the project. Read more
- 07 Nov 2019
Strategic Management of Projects
How do you choose the right project strategy? In this post, we discuss how an overall project strategy is formed from various sub-strategies, and how these sub-strategies guide decision-making and action.
- 31 Oct 2019
4 Steps to developing a high quality project scope
Recent paradigm shift in scope definition Traditionally, the project management metrics of time, cost, scope and quality have been the most important factors in defining the success of a project. More recently, practitioners and scholars…
- 17 Oct 2019
Document & data management in Indian Infrastructure projects
Infrastructure projects generate a lot of information, shared amongst multiple users and stakeholders through the project lifecycle. The question is: how is this information managed? How is it stored, shared, disseminated, accessed, updated? The short…
- 11 Oct 2019
Key benefits of Integrated Agile Project delivery from a 1.6 billion Oil and Gas project
Introduction Project completion ahead of 36 months schedule 90% on time delivery of deliverables 80% deliverables completed within budget 100% quality assurance across all team’s output 80% reduction in errors and rework Key enablers Integrated…
- 09 Oct 2019
From tough customer to business partner: China Petroleum Engineering
Introduction When we started working with China Petroleum Engineering, Beijing, I had no idea they’d one day help us engineer a partnership with a local technology reseller to deliver Wrench SmartProject (WrenchSP) in China. I did expect positive feedback like…
- 25 Sep 2019
Applying Earned Value Management Successfully
When is Earned Value Management (EVM) applicable?. In this blog we examine the building blocks of Earned Value Management System
- 02 Apr 2019
The importance of a good Work Breakdown Structure
“Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is a deliverable-oriented grouping of work.” Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), Version 6.
- 30 Mar 2019
The art of managing project stakeholders: Part 2
Why stakeholder mapping is a critical for your project success?
- 25 Mar 2019
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