5 Minutes Project Management Podcast » WBS

WBS and the Deliverables Orientation: How to Implement the Same Tasks in Several Departments

sueli — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:00:19 +0000

In this podcast, Ricardo talks about how to create a WBS. He explains that even though there are no specific rules to create a WBS, the most important thing is to allow the ones who will execute the work to fully understand what needs to be done. Ricardo also explains that the WBS does not provide any chronological sequence, but instead must guarantee that all the work to be produced is effectively broken down up to the point where the activities can be assigned to those who will execute them.

Working With Multiple Projects

sueli — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:00:44 +0000

In this podcast, Ricardo talks about the fractionation of a project into smaller slices. He explains that if the project is large you can divide it into phases when there is not dependency between them. He shows the advantages and disadvantages of managing multiple projects and cases in which this technique can be used.

How to Plan a Very Urgent Project?

sueli — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:06:04 +0000

In this podcast, Ricardo talks about the key information that must be produced by the project manager when receives a very urgent project and need understand the purpose, scope, budget, schedule and constraints of the project in a very short period. He explains that making a quick planning and not very detailed is not ideal and can not be a normal situation in the company.

Importance of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to the Project Cost Management

Ricardo Vargas — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:00:29 +0000

In this podcast Ricardo discuss the relevance of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to the Project Cost Management, specifically during the budget estimating. The podcast also discuss the influence of the WBS quality to the budget quality and the difference between cost and price in a project.

WBS

Ricardo Vargas — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:00:00 +0000

In this podcast Ricardo Vargas talks about the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and explains that it is a visual graphic representation of the project. He also mentions how it should be split up to reaching a work package. He explains the best way to decompose it so that it doesnt get too much or too little detailed.
This podcast was recorded only in Brazilian Portuguese. The link below is for the Brazilian Portuguese version.