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Creating and Using a Work Breakdown Structure (PMI - PMP)
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Creating and Using a Work Breakdown Structure (PMI - PMP)

Project Management Professional Certification Program (PMI-PMP)
Created bySorin Dumitrascu
Last updated 11/2025
English

What you'll learn

  • Describe ways in which a work breakdown structure can be useful when planning and managing a project
  • Recognize how to organize the layers of a work breakdown structure
  • Identify inputs to the Create WBS process
  • Recognize decomposition activities
  • Recognize best practices for decomposing project deliverables
  • Identify characteristics of verified deliverables in a WBS
  • Identify the key activity for finalizing a WBS
  • Identify the components of the scope baseline
  • Recognize the role of the WBS dictionary in a project's scope baseline
  • Demonstrate your understanding of the Create WBS process

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Course content

1 section • 26 lectures • 2h 29m total length

  • A day in the life of a project manager3:52

    A day in the life of a project manager

  • Course Choice, Skill Development and Prior Knowledge
  • Course Overview2:04

    You'll learn about the important activities involved in decomposition to break down project requirements and deliverables in order to create a WBS.

  • Effective Learning7:04

    Effective Learning

  • FAQs1:02

    FAQs

  • Program Overview (I)9:21

    The Project Management Professional Certification Course (PMI-PMP) includes a number of 28 sections covering the most relevant information in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK6) developed by the Project Management Institute (PMI).

  • Program Overview (II)11:08

    The Project Management Professional Certification Course (PMI-PMP) includes a number of 28 sections covering the most relevant information in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK6) developed by the Project Management Institute (PMI).

  • Project Management Process Group and Knowledge Area Mapping0:12

    Project Management Process Group and Knowledge Area Mapping

  • The Role of the WBS8:30

    After completing this topic, you should be able to describe ways in which a work breakdown structure can be useful when planning and managing a project.

  • The Science of Better Learning5:14

    The Science of Better Learning

  • The WBS Structure7:33

    After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize how to organize the layers of a work breakdown structure.

  • Create WBS: Inputs, Tools & Techniques, and Outputs0:14

    Create WBS: Inputs, Tools & Techniques, and Outputs

  • Inputs to Create WBS7:57

    After completing this topic, you should be able to identify inputs to the Create WBS process

  • Decomposition Activities8:26

    After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize decomposition activities

  • Sample WBS0:14

    Sample WBS

  • Principles for Effective Decomposition6:40

    After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize best practices for decomposing project deliverables

  • Concepts, Insights and Inquiries
  • Verifying the WBS5:52

    After completing this topic, you should be able to identify characteristics of verified deliverables in a WBS

  • Finalizing the WBS6:29

    After completing this topic, you should be able to identify the key activity for finalizing a WBS

  • Outputs of Create WBS7:33

    After completing this topic, you should be able to identify the components of the scope baseline

  • The WBS Dictionary6:37

    After completing this topic, you should be able to recognize the role of the WBS dictionary in a project's scope baseline

  • Exercise: Creating the WBS and Scope Baseline (I)11:04

    After completing this topic, you should be able to demonstrate your understanding of the Create WBS process

  • Exercise: Creating the WBS and Scope Baseline (II)8:51

    After completing this topic, you should be able to demonstrate your understanding of the Create WBS process

  • Practical Activity: Building Your Own Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
  • Creating and Using a Work Breakdown Structure (PMI - PMP)
  • Creating and Using a Work Breakdown Structure (PMI - PMP)
  • PMI Certification Info0:03

    PMI Certification Info

  • Creating and Using a Work Breakdown Structure (PMI - PMP)1:52

    You'll learn about the important activities involved in decomposition to break down project requirements and deliverables in order to create a WBS.

  • Takeaways, Practical Applications and Endorsements
  • PMI PMP Exam Outline3:07

    PMI PMP Exam Outline

  • Ready to ace the PMI-PMP Exam?0:23

    After completing the Project Management Professional Certification Program (PMP), take your preparation to the next level with the Test Prep: Project Management Professional: PMI - PMP Exam Mastery.

    Dive deep into key topics, practice with real exam scenarios, and ensure you're fully equipped to conquer the PMI exams with confidence.

  • Applied Knowledge is the Real Power17:45

    You think knowing stuff changes the game? You think sitting in a library, stacking up facts like you’re building a Jenga tower, is gonna make you a winner? Man, that’s cute. But life ain't a trivia night. Information alone? It’s worthless. It’s like having a Lamborghini in your garage but you never learned how to drive. You just sit in it, making engine noises. Vroom vroom. People walk by, they see the car, but they also see you ain't going nowhere. You got all this knowledge, all these textbooks, but when life throws a punch, you’re still looking up the definition of "duck." It’s what you *do* with that information that actually matters. Don't be the person with the shiny car and no keys.

Requirements

  • No special requirements or prerequisites are needed to take this course, but some extra reading about projects, project management, project life cycle, organizational project management, project scope, project schedule, project costs, project quality, project human resources and project communications will help.
  • Part of the Project Management Professional Certification Course (PMI-PMP)

Description

The Creating and Using a Work Breakdown Structure (PMI - PMP) is course 7 of 28 of the Project Management Professional Certification Program (PMI-PMP). The course is aligned with the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK6) developed by the Project Management Institute (PMI).

This course focuses on a single process, the Create Work Breakdown Structure Process, or create WBS, as it's called in the PMBOK® Guide. We're going to talk about the role the WBS plays in planning, and how it's used in control and reporting.

You'll learn about the important activities involved in decomposition to break down project requirements and deliverables in order to create a WBS. You'll also learn about an important output of the Create WBS process, the scope baseline.

1. The Role of the WBS
2. The WBS Structure
3. Inputs to Create WBS
4. Decomposition Activities
5. Principles for Effective Decomposition
6. Verifying the WBS
7. Finalizing the WBS
8. Outputs of Create WBS
9. The WBS Dictionary
10. Exercise: Creating the WBS and Scope Baseline

The importance of schedule control can't be overstated. Every project, no matter how well-planned, encounters unexpected roadblocks and delays. The skills you learn in this course will directly translate into your ability to identify potential problems early, analyze their impact, and develop effective solutions. By learning to anticipate challenges, you'll be empowered to make informed decisions that mitigate risks and keep your project on track. Proactively addressing issues is the difference between projects that spiral out of control and those that successfully meet their goals, on time and within budget.

That’s it! Now go ahead and push that “Take this course” button, and see you on the inside!

Who this course is for:

  • Leaders, managers, entrepreneurs, professionals and project workers with or without formal project management training will improve project management skills and knowledge and will be ready to stand for formal certification.

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