Product Description

At last - the first comprehensive and practical guide to the work breakdown structure (WBS) in 45 years! This book offers vital new perspectives on how to apply the WBS to today's different types of projects that produce products, services or results. You'll learn how to use WBS throughout the project lifecycle to plan, control and communicate. Your new insights into the WBS principles, plus checklists and proven action steps, will improve the planning of new projects and help you launch projects more efficiently and effectively.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #281876 in Books
• Published on: 2001-10-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 120 pages

Book Info
Offers vital new perspectives on how to apply the WBS to today's different types of projects that produce products, services or results. Softcover.

About the Author
Gregory T. Haugan, Ph.D., PMP, is a PM system application and implementation expert with over 40 years of experience as a consultant and in government and private-sector positions. Vice President with GLH, Incorporated, he specializes in management consulting and training.

Customer Reviews

Valuable Resource
Clear, concise, and to the point.
I would still like to study some effective examples of fully developed WBSs for commercial construction.

Great Helper for implementing SAP
I've just bought this book last month while implementing SAP Project system. It is very helpful for me to design suitable WBS in my company.

Elegant in its simplicity
A total of 100 pages, which would seem a bit pricey, but in the 100 pages Haugan does a very competent job of covering the subject.

Most of the critical concepts in PM are really pretty basic, and most projects and PM texts fail on understanding and executing on those basic concepts. This book is very clear and succinct on the basics of WBS.

I very much admire Haugan's approach. I expect my copy will be around for a long time, marked-up, with yellow sticky-notes protruding out.