WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURES: THE FOUNDATION FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE -- Contents -- Preface -- Foreword -- Part I: Introduction To WBS Concepts -- Chapter 1: Background and Key Concepts -- CHAPTER OVERVIEW -- WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURES -- DEFINING WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURES -- IMPORTANCE OF THE WBS -- WBS LESSON LEARNED: A BRIEF ILLUSTRATION -- WBS CONCEPTS -- DESCRIBING THE WBS -- THE HOUSE METAPHOR-A CONSISTENT EXAMPLE -- CHAPTER SUMMARY -- Chapter 2: Applying WBS Attributes and Concepts -- CHAPTER OVERVIEW -- WBS ATTRIBUTES -- WBS Core Characteristics -- WBS Use-Related Characteristics -- WBS DECOMPOSITION -- WBS IN PROJECTS, PROGRAMS, PORTFOLIOS, AND THE ENTERPRISE -- WBS REPRESENTATIONS -- WBS TOOLS -- CHAPTER SUMMARY -- Part II: WBS Application In Projects -- Chapter 3: Project Initiation and the WBS -- CHAPTER OVERVIEW -- PROJECT CHARTER -- PRELIMINARY PROJECT SCOPE STATEMENT -- CONTRACTS, AGREEMENTS, STATEMENTS OF WORK (SOW) -- CHAPTER SUMMARY -- Chapter 4: Defining Scope through the WBS -- CHAPTER OVERVIEW -- PRODUCT SCOPE DESCRIPTION -- PROJECT SCOPE STATEMENT (SCOPE DEFINITION) -- WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE -- BEGINNING WITH THE ELABORATED WBS -- USE-RELATED CHARACTERISTICS -- WBS DICTIONARY -- DELIVERABLE-BASED MANAGEMENT -- ACTIVITY-BASED MANAGEMENT -- SCOPE BASELINE -- ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA -- CHAPTER SUMMARY -- Chapter 5: The WBS in Procurement and Financial Planning -- CHAPTER OVERVIEW -- BUILD VERSUS BUY DECISIONS -- COST ESTIMATING -- COST BUDGETING -- COST BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE -- CHAPTER SUMMARY -- Chapter 6: Quality, Risk, Resource and Communication Planning with the WBS -- CHAPTER OVERVIEW -- APPROACHING QUALITY, RESOURCE AND RISK PLANNING -- USING EXISTING TEMPLATES AND PROCESSES -- CREATING PROCESSES TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT -- UTILIZING THE WBS AS A BASIS FOR PROCESS DEVELOPMENT -- EMPLOYING THE WBS AND WBS DICTIONARY.

THE WHOLE IS NOT GREATER THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS-IT EQUALS PRECISELY 100% OF THE SUM OF ITS PARTS -- EXAMINING PROCESS CONSIDERATIONS -- COMMUNICATIONS PLANNING USING THE WBS AS A FOUNDATION -- DEVELOPING THE COMMUNICATIONS PLAN -- THE COMMUNICATIONS MATRIX -- THE HIERARCHY OF INFORMATION -- THE MEETING MATRIX -- CHAPTER SUMMARY -- Chapter 7: The WBS as a Starting Point for Schedule Development -- CHAPTER OVERVIEW -- DEMYSTIFYING THE TRANSITION FROM THE WBS TO THE PROJECT SCHEDULE -- PUTTING THESE CONCEPTS TO WORK -- THE WBS IN HIERARCHICAL OUTLINE FORM -- IDENTIFYING DEPENDENCIES BETWEEN SCOPE ELEMENTS -- REPRESENTING SCOPE SEQUENCE AND DEPENDENCY -- CREATING A HIGH-LEVEL SCOPE SEQUENCE REPRESENTATION -- THE CONCEPT OF INCLUSION -- THE SCOPE RELATIONSHIP DIAGRAM -- CREATING A SCOPE DEPENDENCY PLAN -- CHAPTER SUMMARY -- Chapter 8: The WBS in Action -- CHAPTER OVERVIEW -- ACQUIRING THE PROJECT TEAM -- DIRECTING AND MANAGING PROJECT EXECUTION AND INTEGRATED CHANGE MANAGEMENT -- PERFORMING SCOPE MANAGEMENT -- SCOPE MANAGEMENT AND THE TRIPLE CONSTRAINT -- REVIEWING THE RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROCESSES -- PERFORMING QUALITY ASSURANCE -- PERFORMING SCOPE VERIFICATION -- CHAPTER SUMMARY -- Chapter 9: Ensuring Success through the WBS -- CHAPTER OVERVIEW -- PROJECT PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT -- SCOPE -- SCHEDULE -- COST -- PLANNED VERSUS ACTUAL -- STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT -- CHAPTER SUMMARY -- Chapter 10: Verifying Project Closeout with the WBS -- CHAPTER OVERVIEW -- PROJECT CLOSEOUT -- ACCEPTANCE / TURNOVER / SUPPORT / MAINTENANCE -- CONTRACT CLOSURE -- PROJECT CLOSEOUT -- CHAPTER SUMMARY -- Part III: WBS For Project Management Decomposition -- Chapter 11: A Project Management WBS -- CHAPTER OVERVIEW -- ORGANIZATION OPTIONS FOR A PROJECT MANAGEMENT WBS -- PROJECT MANAGEMENT WBS COMPONENTS ALIGNED WITH THE PMBOK® GUIDE-THIRD EDITION.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT WBS LITE -- CHAPTER SUMMARY -- A FINAL WORD -- Appendix A: Project Charter Example -- Appendix B: Project Scope Statement Example -- Appendix C: Project Management WBS Examples -- Appendix D: Answers to Chapter Questions -- Index.