Product versus work breakdown structure What’s the difference between PBS and WBS? asks Pat Weaver. While the product breakdown structure and work breakdown structure look very similar, they serve different needs. Both have important roles to play in the project planning and control process. August 13, 2015 Intermediate Managing
Understanding breakdown structures in project management Breakdown structures are central to the practice of project management and have their origins in the industrial revolution. Pat Weaver explains how they can be useful—and sometimes not. February 18, 2014 Managing
Project schedules: the good, the bad, and the pretty What makes for a quality project schedule? Martin Vaughan sifts through the good, the bad and the ‘pretty and colourful’ to find the perfect balance, and laments the lost art of project scheduling. April 26, 2012 Blogs Time Tools
The improbable project estimation tool I’m dreaming of an estimating tool… * Which is easy to use * And doesn’t cost too much * Which provides a repeatable output * And caters to the needs of finance (e.g. capex vs opex)… is it possible? December 15, 2011 Blogs
Managing project cost Cost. In no other project management discipline are there so many stakeholders, differing opinions, politics, bias and tool complexities. September 16, 2011 Blogs Tools
