Assume you were appointed as project manager to lead a dozen of your classmates towrite up an end-of-course summary guide that would be used to update all areas of thecourse (i.e., discussion questions, lectures, assignments, quizzes, and exams). You getto meet face to face periodically, but the ma...
Week 6: Planning and Scheduling (graded)
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Assume you were appointed as project manager to lead a dozen of
your classmates to write up an end-of-course summary guide that
would be used to update all areas of the course (i.e., discussion
questions, lectures, assignments, quizzes, and exams). You get to
meet face to face periodically, but the majority of the work is done
via conference call and e-mail. You plan to form subteams to work
on each of these elements, each headed by a subteam leader. How
would you set up your WBS? What are some of the considerations
you made when you decided on this structure? Read a number of
your classmates' ideas and look for similarities and differences. Ask
questions about why a person set up his or her plan as he or she
did. Would you change anything about your plan after networking
with others?
Initial post
Hello Class,
The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is a tool used in the initial stage of project management.
The WBS separates these processes into smaller tasks, making it easier to manage. Every stage
of the WBS contain measurable objectives required to reach a successful project end. The stages
are broken down into sub stages and ranked from most to least importance. The smaller sub
stages will make tasks more manageable and keep the project on course. The top stage is the top
objective for the whole project and the stages that follow break down the parts of the project.
Then, tasks are assigned to individual team members for accountability. Hudoyo, Latief, &
Sagita (2019) states that work standization will reduce cost while speeding up the planning
project processes. The factors that influence the cost and time of the project is dependent upon
the WBS standard. The relationship between WBS and influencing factors included clearer
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