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Work Breakdown Structure:

In project management, a work breakdown structure (WBS) is a strategy for finishing a complex,
multi-step task. It's a strategy for breaking down large projects into smaller chunks and
completing them more quickly and efficiently. The purpose of a work breakdown structure is to
make a complex project more doable. Breaking it down into smaller parts allows multiple team
members to work on it at the same time, resulting in higher team effectiveness and simpler
project management.
Some major benefits of work breakdown structure are as follows:
 The first advantage of using WBS Project Management is that it prevents work from
falling between the cracks. WBS Project Management instructs the project team on what
has to be done in an organized manner by showing the project's goals and work that
needs to be completed. This method eliminates any work that is not directly related to the
project scope. This allows the team to focus purely on the project scope.
 Another advantage of adopting WBS Project Management is that it helps project team
members know where their contributions fit into the broader project management plan
and what impact their work has on the entire project. Consider an example of WBS
Project Management for an aircraft system. A member of the project team who
is working on the engine part will be able to observe how his actions contribute to the
overall scope of the project. When numerous project team members are involved, WBS
will aid the project team in understanding how each activity or product contributes to the
completion of the product and scope of the project.
 WBS Project Management makes it easier for the project team and other parties to
communicate and collaborate. WBS Project Management displays the project work and
deliveries hierarchy, finished work, remaining work, and project members working on the
same work item, among other things. With the assistance of WBS Project Management,
all of this can be simply conveyed to project stakeholders. WBS Project Management
would be beneficial for project team members' cooperation in completing project
activities since there will be various smaller sections under work packages that will be
assigned to team members.
 WBS Project Management aids in the prevention of changes. In any project, changes are
unavoidable. However, to avoid the root cause of project modifications, preventive and
remedial activities must be done. Changes may occur as a result of a project's unclear
scope or the absence of specifications. WBS Project Management displays the scope of
the project, work that needs to be done, and deliverables as finely detailed as possible. As
a result, work breakdown structure helps to prevent changes by making the project scope
obvious to all project stakeholders.
 WBS Project Management serves as a foundation for estimating personnel, costs, and
timelines. This is a significant advantage of WBS in estimating staffing needs, costs, and
timelines for a large project is usually difficult. When estimates are made over larger
work packages, the likelihood of discrepancies in actual findings increases. However,
dividing the labor into smaller pieces will make estimate easier. The quantity of deviation
and the possibility of it will be reduced. Is it simple to estimate the performance of an
entire aircraft system? Or dividing the project's work into smaller chunks and estimating
each component separately, such as engine technology and entertainment systems
engineering? Smaller components, of course, will be calculated more simply and
precisely by the development team.
 The project's base is WBS Project Management. WBS Project Management is intimately
tied to almost everything that happens in the planning process once the WBS is created.
This is an important feature of WBS. WBS Project Management is the foundations of
planning since it offers a picture of project activity and deliverable to accomplish the
project scope. WBS Project Management helps with cost analysis, time estimation,
resource estimates, schedule planning, and other tasks. As a result, WBS is critical in
planning phase.

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