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Project Management: Creating the WBS

Hamid Aougab

Instructor: Hamid Aougab

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4.6

(518 reviews)

Beginner level
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2 hours
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Hands-on learning
Learn, practice, and apply job-ready skills with expert guidance
4.6

(518 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
2 hours
Learn at your own pace
Hands-on learning

What you'll learn

  • Decompose your project into components and subcomponents and organize them into the right structure

  • Review your WBS for correctness, completeness, consistency and clarity

  • Develop a WBS dictionary

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About this Guided Project

Learn step-by-step

In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:

  1. Sign in your Google Drive account, or create one, and open a new Google Sheet

  2. List the major components and subcomponent of your project

  3. Select a structure for your WBS, that works for your project and that is compliant with any Standard used in your organization

  4. Organize the major components of your projects into the structure selected and decompose them into subcomponents

  5. Review your WBS for correctness, completeness, consistency, and clarity

  6. Develop a WBS dictionary

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Hamid Aougab
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  • Skill-based, hands-on learning

    Practice new skills by completing job-related tasks.

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    Follow along with pre-recorded videos from experts using a unique side-by-side interface.

  • No downloads or installation required

    Access the tools and resources you need in a pre-configured cloud workspace.

  • Available only on desktop

    This Guided Project is designed for laptops or desktop computers with a reliable Internet connection, not mobile devices.

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