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Chapter 1, Section 1.1, 1.14; Chapter 11 in FILLER TEXT(PMBOK® Guide)
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Chapters 3 & 7 in FILLER TEXT(1), 58-65.
Maqbool, R., Ye, S., Manzoor, N., & Rashid, Y. (2017). The impact of emotional intelligence, project managers’ competencies, and on project success: An empirical perspective. FILLER TEXT(3), 58-75.
Project Management Institute. (2018). Ready for tomorrow? Retrieved from https://www.pmi.org/learning/careers/ready-for-tomorrow
Tesfaye, E., Lemma, T., Berhan, E., & Beshah, B. (2017). Key project planning processes affecting project success. FILLER TEXT(1), 159-172. Retrieved from http://www.ijqr.net/journal/v11-n1/10.pdf
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Discussion Board – Module 1
October 8, 2019
- Methods of Creating a WBS
- There are two methods of creating a work breakdown structure (WBS). These methods are the top-down approach and the bottom-up approach. According to Project-Management.com (2018), the top-down approach of creating a WBS begins with the overall project and then breaks it down into lower-level tasks. In contrast, the bottom-up approach starts at the bottom with a list of low-level tasks and works its way up (Project-Management.com, 2018).
Top-Down Approach
- I would be more comfortable using the top-down approach. The top-down approach makes more sense to me than the bottom-up approach. The process of starting with the overall project and then breaking it down into smaller components is the more logical way of creating a WBS. I believe this is why the top-down approach method is more popular than the bottom-up approach (Project-Management.com, 2018).
Project Situation
- In the majority of project situations, most project managers use the top-down approach to create work breakdown structures. For example, a PM that is dealing with upgrading the company-wide computer system will most likely use the top-down approach. The scope, requirements, and costs associated with this type of project require that the major project details be quickly and correctly identified. After this essential step, the project team can figure out the details.
References
Project-Management.com. (2018, October 16). Work Breakdown Structure (WBS): Top-down or Bottom-up? Retrieved from https://project-management.com/work-breakdown-structure-wbs-top-down-or-bottom-up/.
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Select the method of creating a WBS you are most comfortable with and explain why:
There are different methods and techniques a project manager could use to construct an accurate and reliable WBS. For me, I would be most comfortable with a top-down method when developing a WBS. Many projects start at the top of an organization when leadership desires some sort of change or improvement and typically certain requirements come along with that desire. Frederick W. Black (2002) states, “…it is project management’s responsibility to interpret and translate the enterprise requirements, and communicate them in the form of project specific requirements down to the project team when a project is initiated” (para. 2). For me the requirements would be a starting point of the development of a WBS. As more knowledge is gained about the requirements and what entails achieving them, it seems to be a common sense process to work in downward manner.
Describe a project situation where this method is appropriate:
As part of an ongoing effort to identifying areas in need of improvements, the organization I work for has identified our department (among others) as needing a new workflow process that involves revamping our processing systems and programs. Using a top down approach for creating a WBS for sections of this project would be appropriate. The development team met with our department to identify the “what” of the of the systems/programs that need considered in order for them to achieve a deliverable and for our department to be able to continue our work. Using this type of approach may not always be beneficial, though. Another, smaller, project that was developed in our department involved creating a small program that automated part of the claims process. Using a bottom up method may be more beneficial in this case as the “what” of the project needed to be identified first in order to work toward achieving a deliverable.
Black, F. W. (2002, October 3). Top down-bottom up project management. Retrieved from https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/top-down-bott…
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