Running Head: BLOOD DRIVE
Work Breakdown Structure: Blood Drive
Kelly Moriarty
MGT 410 - 1 Project Management
Colorado State University - Global Campus
Professor Thomas F. Brantle, Ph.D
May 21, 2017
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Work Breakdown Structure: Blood Drive
Work Breakdown Structure: Blood Drive
Projects for businesses and organizations often fail due to a lack of clear direction and
goals. For this reason, project managers often rely upon the use of a Work Breakdown Structure
(WBS) to help guide and manage their project. A Work Breakdown Structure further clarifies the
project scope and project deliverables. There are multiple steps that should be taken in
developing a clear, concise, and thorough Work Breakdown Structure that will help increase
project success.
How to Develop a Work Breakdown Structure
The Work Breakdown Structure is developed through a specific, precise method. The
goal is to organize a team’s work into manageable sections that can be easily understood and
accomplished (Indelicato, 2010). This is a visual tool that will guide the team from level to level
within the hierarchal image until the entire project is complete. To begin developing a Work
Breakdown Structure, the team must identify the major functional deliverables.
The major functional deliverables are the most important to identify, as they will be at the
highest points on the hierarchy. Once these are identified, each deliverable will be subdivided
into smaller systems and sub-deliverables. These sub-deliverables are further decomposed until a
single person can be assigned to the single sub-deliverable. Project success can then be measured
