{"id":23868,"date":"2020-07-30T13:21:04","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T13:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/work-breakdown-structure-template\/"},"modified":"2024-02-29T02:34:49","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T02:34:49","slug":"work-breakdown-structure-template","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/work-breakdown-structure-template\/","title":{"rendered":"Work Breakdown Structure Template"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How to use the Work Breakdown Structure Template:<\/h2>\n
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What is this Work Breakdown Structure Template for?<\/h5>\n

This template<\/a> assists you in creating a work breakdown structure for a project.<\/p>\n

By using and following this template not only will you generate a key deliverable, but you'll also map out the entire scope of a project and break it all down into manageable chunks of work.<\/p>\n

It's advised to read the post Work Breakdown Structure: How to Cut Stress & Save Time on Important Projects (Free Template!)<\/a> <\/em>before you use the template.<\/p>\n

Who should use this template and when?<\/h5>\n

The project leader should use this template (although they may need a helping hand from others).<\/p>\n

A pristine version of this template<\/a> should be added to your account when you're planning each and every project, and then used and edited to fully break a project down.<\/p>\n

How is the Work Breakdown Structure Template used?<\/h5>\n

Sign up<\/a> and a<\/strong>dd<\/strong> a pristine version of this template<\/strong> to your account in Process Street<\/a>. You'll then need to replace the text inside the brackets in the left-hand menu appropriately.<\/p>\n

For instance, \"1 [WBS level 1]\" will become \"1 Aircraft System\" if the project is building an entire aircraft system. \"1.1 [WBS level 2]\" would become \"1.1 Aircraft Vehicle\" as it's one of the fundamental components of building an aircraft system. \"1.1.1 [WBS level 3]\" would become \"1.1.1 Airframe\", \"1.1.2 [WBS level 3] would be \"1.1.2 Propulsion\", and \"1.1.3 [WBS level 3]\" would be \"1.1.3 Application Software\", and so on, as they're all necessary parts of creating the aircraft vehicle component.<\/p>\n

To put it simply: level 1 refers to the overall project, level 2 concerns the major components of the project, and level 3 is what makes up each major component.<\/p>\n

Process Street's template has been built as exactly that \u2014 a template. If you need to add extra level 2, 3, or even 4 boxes to the left-hand menu, go ahead and do so. Similarly, if you need to remove any, all you need to do is click \"Edit this template<\/a>\".<\/p>\n

Simple.<\/p>\n

What should happen after the work breakdown structure has been created?<\/h5>\n

Once you've replaced the text in the left-hand menu and you've mapped out all levels of the project in question, you've created a work breakdown structure.<\/p>\n

You can send it to higher-ups for review, employees involved with the project can use it as reference material, or you can even ask a designer to turn the text-based work breakdown structure into a graphic diagram, too. How you use your completed work breakdown structure is down to you, basically.<\/p>\n

What's most important is breaking down a project and the work involved in the first place, as explained in the post Work Breakdown Structure: How to Cut Stress & Save Time on Important Projects (Free Template!)<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, after creating the work breakdown structure, you'll want to make sure that all the necessary and related processes and procedures are documented in state-of-the-art BPM software<\/a> like Process Street. By doing so, you'll ensure tasks are completed to a high degree and without human error<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Plus, you'll be able to make use of Process Street's workflow automation<\/a> features, such as:<\/p>\n