Secrets to Mastering the WBS in Real World Projects—Second Edition

• Aligned to the PMBOK® Guide – Fifth Edition
• Written in a simple questions-and-answers format. Engaging and a quick read. More than 200 examples including real-life screenshots, project documents, comparative charts, tables and figures to speed your learning curve.
• Top 20 benefits to using the WBS and a proven step-by-step approach to creating a valuable WBS.
• Clarification of the typical WBS confusions including its difference with the OBS, RBS, CBS, and BOM.
• Describes how to link the WBS with the schedule and costs and differences between the WBS and the activity list.
• The most comprehensive revision and comparison of WBS software.
• WBS and requirements, scope baseline, and scope changes.
• WBS value in managing scope, time, costs, communications, procurement, risks, human resources, quality, stakeholders, and integrations. New concepts and tips.
• Presentation about the use of the WBS in global, multicultural, and virtual projects.
• Discussion about the WBS and agile projects including the alignment between agile and PMBOK® Guide.

• Valuable resource in the preparation for PMI certifications such as PMP®, CAPM®, PMI-SP® and PMI-RMP®.
• Appendix with real-world WBS examples.