ISO 21511:2018
Work breakdown structures for project and programme management
This document provides guidance for work breakdown structures for organizations undertaking project or programme management. It is applicable to any type of organization including public or private and any size of organization or sector, as well as any type of project and programme in terms of complexity, size or duration.
This document provides relevant terms and definitions, concepts, characteristics, benefits, uses, integration and relationships related to work breakdown structures. It does not provide guidance on the use of processes, methods or tools in the practice of developing and using a work breakdown structure.
Annexes A and B provide examples of work breakdown structures and relationships to other breakdown structures.
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Work breakdown structure concepts
4.1 General
4.2 Purpose
4.3 Context
4.4 Hierarchical decomposition
4.5 Parent–child relationships
4.6 Progressive elaboration
5 Work breakdown structure characteristics, development and relationships to other structures
5.1 Characteristics of a work breakdown structure
5.2 Development
5.2.1 General
5.2.2 Creation
5.2.3 Description of the project or programme work breakdown structure elements
5.2.4 Composition of the work breakdown structure dictionary
5.2.5 Integration of multiple work breakdown structures
5.3 Work breakdown structure relationships
5.3.1 General
5.3.2 Relationship to organizational breakdown structure
5.3.3 Relationship to contracts
5.3.4 Relationship to functional areas
5.3.5 Relationship to other structures
5.4 Control of work breakdown structure
5.5 Uses and benefits of the work breakdown structure
5.5.1 Uses of the work breakdown structure
5.5.2 Benefits from the work breakdown structure
Annex A (informative) Work breakdown structures — Examples
Annex B (informative) Links with other breakdown structures — Examples
Annex C (informative) Alternatives hierarchical work breakdown structures
Bibliography
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Work breakdown structure concepts
4.1 General
4.2 Purpose
4.3 Context
4.4 Hierarchical decomposition
4.5 Parent–child relationships
4.6 Progressive elaboration
5 Work breakdown structure characteristics, development and relationships to other structures
5.1 Characteristics of a work breakdown structure
5.2 Development
5.2.1 General
5.2.2 Creation
5.2.3 Description of the project or programme work breakdown structure elements
5.2.4 Composition of the work breakdown structure dictionary
5.2.5 Integration of multiple work breakdown structures
5.3 Work breakdown structure relationships
5.3.1 General
5.3.2 Relationship to organizational breakdown structure
5.3.3 Relationship to contracts
5.3.4 Relationship to functional areas
5.3.5 Relationship to other structures
5.4 Control of work breakdown structure
5.5 Uses and benefits of the work breakdown structure
5.5.1 Uses of the work breakdown structure
5.5.2 Benefits from the work breakdown structure
Annex A (informative) Work breakdown structures — Examples
Annex B (informative) Links with other breakdown structures — Examples
Annex C (informative) Alternatives hierarchical work breakdown structures
Bibliography