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Is Resource Break Down Structure similar to WBS?

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Radhika Namburi Associate Vice President Site coordinator| Wills Towers Watson Company Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
RBS is one of the out puts of Estimate Activity resources. Is it similar to WBS in format except for the fact that RBS has to do with human resource and WBS with activities? Is it really necessary to maintain a RBS for a project?
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Shobith Muraleedharan PMP , Senior| EY Thrissur, Kerala, India
Jul 22, 2016 3:49 PM
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Yes, RBS is similar to WBS. RBS is for all type of resources. As any other type of tools you can decide if RBS has to be created and maintained or not.
But decomposition is used in WBS and we are not using such activity in RBS. Then how can it be similar as the results are also not similar. Can you please explain.
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1 reply by Sergio Luis Conte
Nov 06, 2017 7:35 AM
Sergio Luis Conte
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Decomposition is used to create a RBS too. Resource is not about human resources only as Radhika stated.The best source of information is the PMBOK itself where you can find examples.
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Sergio Luis Conte Helping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based Organizations Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nov 06, 2017 7:26 AM
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But decomposition is used in WBS and we are not using such activity in RBS. Then how can it be similar as the results are also not similar. Can you please explain.
Decomposition is used to create a RBS too. Resource is not about human resources only as Radhika stated.The best source of information is the PMBOK itself where you can find examples.
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Liana Underwood National Capital Region, Va, United States
Another resource on how RBS works with other elements of the planning process: https://www.projectmanagement.com/blog-pos...r-Your-PMP-Exam
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Sergio Luis Conte Helping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based Organizations Buenos Aires, Argentina
Just to comment, RBS (Resource Breakdown Structure) is about any type of resources not human resources only.
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Mark Persaud Principal Consultant| AMA Technology Consulting Maple, Ontario, Canada
Thanks for all your input guys. very helpful.
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