WBS Paper

Work Breakdown Structure Grading Guide

PM/582 Version 4

WBS Paper 1

Work Breakdown Structure Grading Guide

PM/582 Version 4

Project Leadership

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Learning Team Assignment: Work Breakdown Structure Purpose of Assignment

The purpose of this assignment is to develop a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), which allows a project manager to accurately track budget, time, resources, and other elements of project management. It is also a vital tool in reporting project status to stakeholders. It is important for you to understand how to accurately report information at any given time and how to develop a WBS for any project you may come into contact with when in the workforce.

Grading Guide

Content	Met	Partially Met	Not Met	Comments:
The team creates a WBS in Microsoft® Project.
The team uses the decomposition technique to identify tasks that must be completed with tasks broken into smaller packages when necessary.
The team justifies each task.
The team explains why teach task must be completed in the manner and order it was chosen.
The team includes a WBS dictionary.
The team includes a summary where the roles of a project leader in creating a WBS are described.
The team explains strategies a project leader would use to interpret the project scope statement, conduct relevant research, and develop the WBS.
The team includes how the PM will present this information to the stakeholder in a way to generate support for the project.
The team combines the WBS, justification, and summary into a cohesive report.
The paper is approximately 1,050 words in length.
		Total Available	Total Earned
			#/7

Writing Guidelines	Met	Partially Met	Not Met	Comments:
The paper—including tables and graphs, headings, title page, and reference page—is consistent with APA formatting guidelines and meets course-level requirements.
Intellectual property is recognized with in-text citations and a reference page.
Paragraph and sentence transitions are present, logical, and maintain the flow throughout the paper.
Sentences are complete, clear, and concise.
Rules of grammar and usage are followed including spelling and punctuation.
		Total Available	Total Earned
			#/3

Assignment Total	#	10	#/10
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