Management

WBS

Deliverables-based WBS
WBS Level 1 is the name of the project
WBS Level 2 has to represent 100% of the scope
Take one or two Level 2 WBS elements and breakdown until you document 25 tasks
Resource Management Plan

List of roles, responsibilities, and skills/experience
Match resources (both people and physical) to the 25 task-level WBS elements
Staffing plan (how will you staff the project)
Organization chart
RACI table (roles against deliverables)

Readings

Project Management Institute (2017).  A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge: PMBOK () Guide, 6th Edition (Links to an external site.).

Part 1, Chapter 9
Part 2, Chapters 3.5, 3.15-3.16
Larson, E. W., & Gray, C. (2017). Project Management: The Managerial Process with MS Project. McGraw-Hill.
Chapter 10 Being an Effective Project Manager
Chapter 11 Managing Project Teams

Please watch the following videos to augment your reading:

Andy Kaufman. (2015).
Work Breakdown Structure demonstration.  (Links to an external site.)

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Terri Wagner. (n.d.). Building a work breakdown structure (Links to an external site.).

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