Ahmed SanadProject Director| Siemens EnergyDubai, United Arab Emirates
Hello everyone.
Hope everything is fine,
I'd like to ask you as per your experience in project management field. is it better for us to use WBS in a hierarchal format ? or in a text format just with identification codes ?
The question with another wording, is it a must to have a hierarchal WBS ?
I am not a software expert so I do not know all software capabilities for WBS. I know there is WBS Pro - which is specific to do WBS; one of my colleagues like it. I personally use Mind Manager - because I use it for various things.
For simple projects - the Smart Art feature in MS Office can do it for you.
MS Project and Primavera - have a WBS but not sure if they show the WBS graphically. But these tools are best for scheduling using a WBS but not for Graphical Top Down view.
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1 reply by Ahmed Sanad
Apr 23, 2016 3:03 PM
Ahmed Sanad
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Many thanks Mr. Mounir for your help and replies, it really helped me to get the point.
I do appreciate.
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Ahmed SanadProject Director| Siemens EnergyDubai, United Arab Emirates
Many thanks Mr. Mounir for your help and replies, it really helped me to get the point.
I do appreciate. Saving Changes...
I think a hierarchical presentation is better, it make it simpler to explain. Many tools will do Mounir listed to most common.
I often use iThoughtsX to get thing organise, and simple for presenting to others.
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1 reply by Ahmed Sanad
Apr 23, 2016 6:01 PM
Ahmed Sanad
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Many thanks Mr. Vincent
This proves that hierarchical presentation is the best (my opinion as well).
Thanks.
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Ahmed SanadProject Director| Siemens EnergyDubai, United Arab Emirates
Apr 23, 2016 4:55 PM
Replying to Vincent Guerard
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I think a hierarchical presentation is better, it make it simpler to explain. Many tools will do Mounir listed to most common.
I often use iThoughtsX to get thing organise, and simple for presenting to others.
Many thanks Mr. Vincent
This proves that hierarchical presentation is the best (my opinion as well).
Thanks. Saving Changes...
I would save your current textual content for the WBS Dictionary.
Some PM's in different organizations don't have WBS dictionary. Saving Changes...
Praveen MalikIndependent Consultant| Independent ConsultantNew Delhi, India
Ahmed, Both Graphical (hierarchical, pictorial) and textual (outline) ways of creating a WBS have their own utility. One is not necessarily better than the other. Briefly, hierarchical is good for presentations and top level analysis. Textual is good for low level assignments and project tracking. I would recommend that you start with a hierarchical as it gives better visual orientation. In the starting use the white board and post-its. You should involve your core team while preparing the WBS. Once you have defined the top 3-4 levels, you can start using a s/w. At this point you should translate the hierarchical WBS to textual. Hope it helps.
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1 reply by Ahmed Sanad
Apr 27, 2016 7:52 PM
Ahmed Sanad
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Many thanks praveen for your reply.
Do you always prepare a WBS dictionary for the WBS you created ?
Best Reagrds,
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Ahmed SanadProject Director| Siemens EnergyDubai, United Arab Emirates
Apr 25, 2016 5:07 AM
Replying to Praveen Malik
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Ahmed, Both Graphical (hierarchical, pictorial) and textual (outline) ways of creating a WBS have their own utility. One is not necessarily better than the other. Briefly, hierarchical is good for presentations and top level analysis. Textual is good for low level assignments and project tracking. I would recommend that you start with a hierarchical as it gives better visual orientation. In the starting use the white board and post-its. You should involve your core team while preparing the WBS. Once you have defined the top 3-4 levels, you can start using a s/w. At this point you should translate the hierarchical WBS to textual. Hope it helps.
Many thanks praveen for your reply.
Do you always prepare a WBS dictionary for the WBS you created ?
Best Reagrds,
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1 reply by Praveen Malik
Apr 28, 2016 3:12 AM
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A WBS dictionary is always helpful but there is no need to create a document for it. One should use the software/scheduling tools for this purpose.
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Praveen MalikIndependent Consultant| Independent ConsultantNew Delhi, India
Apr 27, 2016 7:52 PM
Replying to Ahmed Sanad
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Many thanks praveen for your reply.
Do you always prepare a WBS dictionary for the WBS you created ?
Best Reagrds,
A WBS dictionary is always helpful but there is no need to create a document for it. One should use the software/scheduling tools for this purpose.
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1 reply by Ahmed Sanad
Apr 28, 2016 5:07 AM
Ahmed Sanad
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I didn't get it, how to create a WBS dictionary with a software tool ?
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Ahmed SanadProject Director| Siemens EnergyDubai, United Arab Emirates
Apr 28, 2016 3:12 AM
Replying to Praveen Malik
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A WBS dictionary is always helpful but there is no need to create a document for it. One should use the software/scheduling tools for this purpose.
I didn't get it, how to create a WBS dictionary with a software tool ? Saving Changes...
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