WBS Dictionary

1. General Data

Project name:

Project ID:

Project manager:

Project key stakeholders:

Document created (date):

Document created by:

Document Version:

This version created (date):

This version created by:

2. Work Breakdown Structure
Example of a diagrammatic representation with control accounts on 1 st and 2nd outline level and work packages on 2nd
and 3rd level:

04 – WBS Dictionary – Page 2

3. WBS Dictionary

WBS Item 1

Code of Accounts Identifier

WBS Outline Level

Statement of work (Describe the work to be done and the results to achieve or place
hyperlink to external document or—if applicable—place a cross reference
to section 4)

Item Type

Sub-project (Give information on the sub-project including project name, project

manager, or place hyperlink to the documentation of the sub project)

Project phase (strict)

Phase entry criteria (Describe phase entry criteria which are typically linked with the exit
criteria of the previous phase and reviewed during a phase gate)

Phase exit criteria (Describe phase exit criteria which are typically linked with the entry
criteria of the next phase and reviewed during another phase gate)

Project phase (overlapping other

phases)

Phase entry criteria (Describe phase entry criteria)

Phase exit criteria (Describe phase exit criteria)

Control account, managed by (Managing person or organization)

Control account plan (Place cross-reference to CAP in section 4 or place hyperlink to external
document)

Control account charge number

Planning package (Describe the content of the planning package)

Work package for execution by (Responsible organization external to the performing organization of the
external provider under contract project)

Contract information (If applicable, place cross-reference to contract information in section 5 or

place hyperlink to external document)

Work package for execution by (Responsible organization inside the performing organization of the
internal unit project)

Work package with schedule

activities executed by project
team members

Work package schedule activities (Describe activities or place hyperlink to external document)

Work package resources required(Describe resources including project team members assigned to schedule
activities or place hyperlink to external document)

04 – WBS Dictionary – Page 3

 Work package cost estimate (Work package cost estimate, or place hyperlink to external document
with detailed calculation)

Schedule milestones

Quality requirements (Describe requirements or place hyperlink to external document)

Technical references (Place hyperlinks to external documents)

WBS Item 1.1

Code of Accounts Identifier 1.1

WBS Outline Level 2

Statement of work

Item Type

Sub-project

Project phase (strict)

Phase entry criteria

Phase exit criteria

Project phase (overlapping other

phases)

Phase entry criteria

Phase exit criteria

Control account, managed by

Control account plan

Control account charge number

Planning package

Work package for execution by

external provider under contract

Contract information

Work package for execution by

internal unit

Work package with schedule

activities executed by project
team members

Work package schedule activities

04 – WBS Dictionary – Page 4

 Work package resources required

Work package cost estimate

Schedule milestones

Quality requirements

Technical references

WBS Item n

Code of Accounts Identifier

WBS Outline Level

Statement of work

Item Type

Sub-project

Project phase (strict)

Phase entry criteria

Phase exit criteria

Project phase (overlapping other

phases)

Phase entry criteria

Phase exit criteria

Control account, managed by

Control account plan

Control account charge number

Planning package

Work package for execution by

external provider under contract

Contract information

Work package for execution by

internal unit

Work package with schedule

activities executed by project
team members

Work package schedule activities

04 – WBS Dictionary – Page 5

 Work package resources required

Work package cost estimate

Schedule milestones

Quality requirements

Technical references

04 – WBS Dictionary – Page 6

4. Control Account Plans

Control Account 1

Code of accounts identifier

Control account name

Control account manager

Control account statement of work (Describe the work to be done and the results to achieve or place
hyperlink to external document)

Control account schedule

Control account cost baseline (Describe time phased budget as a forecast of cost allocation over
execution time or place hyperlink to external document)

Further information

Control Account 2

Code of accounts identifier

Control account name

Control account manager

Control account statement of work

Control account schedule

Control account cost baseline

Further information

Control Account n

Code of accounts identifier

Control account name

Control account manager

Control account statement of work

Control account schedule

04 – WBS Dictionary – Page 7

Control account cost baseline

Further information

04 – WBS Dictionary – Page 8

5. Contract Information

Contract 1

Code of accounts identifier

Contractor name

Contract manager project-side

Contract manager seller-side

Contract documentation (Place hyperlink to external document)

Further information

Contract 2

Code of accounts identifier

Contractor name

Contract manager project-side

Contract manager seller-side

Contract documentation

Further information

Contract n

Code of accounts identifier

Contractor name

Contract manager project-side

Contract manager seller-side

Contract documentation

Further information

04 – WBS Dictionary – Page 9

 WBS Item
2.2.2

6. WBS Dictionary Sign-off

Project sponsor

Member of change control board #21

Member of change control board #3

Member of change control board #4

Member of change control board #5

Project manager

1
Signoff by CCB members if applicable

04 – WBS Dictionary – Page 10