Project work breakdown structure wbs september 28, 2012. Their use by anyone engaged in industry or trade is entirely voluntary. By construction interim product ship zones, hull blocks, units, etc. The importance of the wbs experienced project managers know there are many things that can go wrong in projects.
Expanded ship work breakdown structureeswbsfor all ships,and ship combat systems this document comes with our free notification service, good for the life of the document. It is a tool which helps to easily communicate the work and processes involved to execute the project. Work center productivity or efficiency to both cost and schedule 5. The expanded ship work breakdown structure eswbs promulgated by. Prm 518 initiating, planning, and executing a project ship. For the pilot study, an activity based cost accounting work breakdown structure has been developed for a computerized cost model for atypical northern european shipyard building three 3 40,000 dwt product tankers a year for the international market and a construed typical u. This area will be worked in conjunction with the operational management. Sfi consists of a technical account structure covering all aspects of shiprig specification, and it can be used as a basic standard for all systems in. It is designed to a support design for production tradeoffs and.
The sccs is not intended to replace projects work breakdown structure wbs, tagsystem code or areamodule breakdown structure, which are and will remain unique for each separate project. Wbs format would fit especially well organizations that are structured in a. Shipyards using the sfi group system for planning and control of production will require a supplementary company internal work breakdown structure wbs. Note that combat systems, mission packages, and even industry often use different structures. Wbs work breakdown structure tasks from estimation development process being used gantt charts parallel tasking resource dependent wall clock time vs. It provides the framework for department of defense dod program managers to define their programs wbs and also to defense contractors in their. The work breakdown structure wbs is a powerful project management planning and controlling tool. The cwbs codes used in the cwbs index and dictionary must be identical to those in the osd ddcaapproved contract csdr plan. It provides the framework for department of defense dod program managers to define their programs wbs and to defense contractors in their application and extension of the contracts wbs. Appendix h ship work breakdown system swbs for navy ships electrical only navy shipboard systems are identified with unique swbs sequence numbers. Engineering, procurement and construction epc projects.
How to enable rapid identification and reliable tracking of each widget as it is controlled by the various functional entities. Presenters christopher bucksa, senior project manager, university services pmo. To save you time and facilitate the process of creating a work breakdown structure, you can use a prebuilt wbs template. One key challenge in the definition of ship work breakdown structures is how to. It is intended that the standard osd cost element structure be. Prm 518 initiating, planning, and executing a project ship work breakdown structure swbs the ship work breakdown structure sbws is the navy standard structure used to value, design, and understand a ship.
This documents the contract work breakdown structure cwbs and its extension by the contractor using terminology and definitions, as applicable, in milhdbk881. In the lower center is a dialogue box for user input of ships. The second was nsrp 0456 and was intended as a followon to nsrp 0361, but the timing was such that 0456 was essentially a new database index. It is an international standard, which provides a functional subdivision of technical and financial ship or rig information. This standard offers uniformity in definition and consistency of approach for developing all levels of the wbs. Similar to a cost center, a wbs element captures revenue and expenditure information. Project execution plan scientific ocean drilling vessel scientific ocean drilling vessel sodv. The work breakdown structure provides a common framework for the natural development of the overall planning and control of a contract and is the basis for dividing work into definable increments from which the statement of work can be developed and technical, schedule, cost, and labor hour reporting can be established a work breakdown structure permits summing of subordinate costs for tasks.
The work breakdown structure wbs is the backbone of the system. What is wbs work breakdown structure in project management. It is a product oriented structure, not an organizational structure. Section 2 focuses on the work breakdown structure wbs as a tool that. For example, the contract work breakdown structure cwbs is derived from the nara program work breakdown structure pwbs, and the contract data requirements list cdrl has enhanced the era rfps cdrl with additional lockheed martin team delivery recommendations. A scheme to subdivide work in accordance with an interim product view is a productoriented work breakdown structures pwbs. Work breakdown structure rev e, june 2003 work breakdown structure a project work breakdown structure wbs is a deliverable or product oriented grouping of project work elements shown in graph ical display to organize and subdivide the total work scope of a project.
Wbs shipbuilding process shipbuilding process started with the design and end of with delivery to. All about work breakdown structures wbs smartsheet. Design methods for ship structures eric greene associates. Expanded work breakdown structure weight classification. Free work breakdown structure templates project management docs.
Expedite ship receive procurement warehouse release procurement withdraw and stage construction erect instal construction inspect accept field engineering challenge. However, this norsok standard is prepared to provide a basis for the establishment of. This report is another new database index of shipbuildingrelated standards. The main use of the power is propulsion, but it also provides ship power. Ship work breakdown structure swbs serial number 110 b wpb 521 001 drawing number. Wbs guidelines for government acquisition programs milstd 881d milstd 881d outlined for organizations venturing into the world of government defense contracts, the department of defense provides guidelines, milstd 881d, for the development of a standardized work breakdown structure wbs. You need to have at least one wbs, but you can have multiple if preferred or needed. Expanded work breakdown structure weight classification guidance.
This table lists example swbs numbers for the electrical system. The wbs was originally developed by the us department of defense, which mandated their use across the dod. Have you encountered work breakdown structures and wondered how they can help in your project management efforts. It is the connecting point for work and cost estimates, schedule information, actual work effortcost expenditures, and accountability.
The distributed work order identifies work across multiple elements of the work breakdown structure. Era program work breakdown structure pwbs elements identified in section j, attachment 11. The project manager and project team use the wbs to develop the project schedule, resource requirements and costs. By kim colenso, managing principal, artemis management systems. This paper examines the application of the expanded ship work breakdown structure eswbs level of detail to the task of weight estimating and accounting. The approved timephased plan for a project, a work breakdown structure component, work package, or schedule activity, plus or minus approved project scope, cost, schedule, and technical changes. The distributed work order is useful for collecting costs by unit module, ship zone or group manufacturing process and allocating the costs automatically to individual ship systems. By ship engineered systems work breakdown structure swbs 2. Generally refers to the current baseline, but may refer to the original or some other baseline.
On the right side is a hierarchical breakdown of the engineering model, the ship work breakdown structure swbs, the product model, the compartment model, and the project overview. Services are running behind schedule a lot of catch up needs to be done. Resources are identified for each item within the wbs that facilitates budgeting as well as assignment of responsibilities. This document is available in either paper or pdf format. For organizations venturing into the world of government defense contracts, the department of defense provides guidelines, milstd 881d, for the development of a standardized work breakdown structure wbs. The work breakdown structure wbs is a view into the project which shows what work the project encompasses. Today, work breakdown structures are widely used for projects of all types, both business and personal. This is required in every stage of a ship project, right from the inquiry and concept design stage.
A work breakdown structure wbs provides a consistent and visible framework for defense materiel items and contracts within a program. This new work breakdown structure is a crossshipyard hierarchical representation of work associated with the design and production of a ship using todays industry practice. Summary definition of complete and accurate work breakdown structures of a ship is an important and critical activity in every shipbuilding project. To develop and maintain a wbs, you must have a clear understanding of the projects. The intended benefits are to provide shipyards and related marine industries with a ready reference to standards that are of use to shipbuilding, and to eliminate the development of new. The wbs dictionary is a key project definition tool that defines indepth the scope for each work element. Translation find a translation for ship work breakdown structure in other languages. For each element of the work breakdown structure, a description of the task to. The work breakdown structure wbs is the foundation for project planning and control.
Mar 15, 2018 a work breakdown structure wbs is a hierarchical structure of things that the project will make or outcomes that it will deliver this one is far better. Services delays are the major cause of the estimated schedule variance of 11 days. A work breakdown structure wbs is a project management tool designed to capture project tasks in a visual, organized manner. It is the backbone to planning and managing scope on any project, and as you will hear in our interview, every ship repair project must have it. A work breakdown structure wbs is a visual tool for defining and tracking a project deliverable and all the small components needed to create it. It is the backbone to planning and managing scope on any project and as you will hear in our interview every ship repair project must have it. This standard presents direction for effectively preparing, understanding, and presenting a work breakdown structure wbs. Planning new construction major ship conversions using. A wbs element is identified by a decimal after the first ten digits. All estimations happens according to a hierarchy of weight groups and all followup and monitoring happens according to the same. Expanded ship work breakdown structure eswbs weight classification system. With a work breakdown structure, you can stay focused on what you need to accomplish. Currently they are expanding into systemsoriented breakdown known as expanded ship work breakdown structure eswbs. Sfi consists of a technical account structure covering all aspects of ship rig specification, and it can.
Determining work and tasks sizes work breakdown structure wbs different approaches for developing a wbs notations for work breakdown structures heuristics and examples starting with templates how to identify work what do we do with risky tasks. Designing all electric naval surface ships howard fireman author director, surface ship design group naval sea systems command united states navy. The expanded ship work breakdown structure manual expands the currently used ship work breakdown structure swbs manual through the addition of two digits to fit maintenance world requirements. It is systemoriented based but covers the entire ship life cycle to organize and consolidate all wbs elements for cost, weight, system function and. Each title is assigned a ship work breakdown structure swbs number to facilitate cross referencing. Work breakdown structures in large projects how detailed should a wbs be. To plan the project, a work breakdown structure wbs was established and used to. The work breakdown structure wbs is a tool that defines a project and groups the projects discrete work elements in a way that helps organize and define the total work scope of the project. See also organizational breakdown structure obs and work breakdown structure wbs. The recommended practice will provide a static classification system based on the original 1985 eswbs document and the current dynamic database. The preferred convention is to use a numeric structure starting with 1.
Nasasp20076105 rev1 systems engineering handbook national aeronautics and space administration nasa headquarters washington, d. Project planning and scheduling project planning mel rossollopart. Work breakdown structures a work breakdown structure is a deliverableoriented hierarchical decomposition of the work to be executed by the project team to accomplish the project objectives and create the required deliverables. The principal document that describes these structures is formally titled department of defense standard practice work breakdown structures for defense materiel. Shipping companies using the sfi group system for operation and maintenance planning and control, will require a code for consumables. Work breakdown structure wbs drone delivery prototype. Booz allen hamilton what is a work breakdown structure. Wbs work breakdown structure element this twelve to sixteen digit code is used to describe a grant or capital project. Applying the work breakdown structure to the project. This standard is approved for use by the department of the navy and is available for use by all. Thus the ideal way to subdivide ship construction work is to focus on the needed parts and subassemblies, ie.
The following discussion will examine the current trends and practice regarding work breakdown structures. Wbs guidelines for government acquisition programs mil. On naval ship design and acquisition practices john sutherland heffron submitted to the department of ocean engineering on may 6, 1988 in partial fulfillment of the. For a more detailed swbs listing, refer to us navy ship work breakdown structure document number s9040aaidx010swbs. The planset number platform length, platform subclass and vessel class for new platform classes or platforms undergoing major renovation shall be assigned by elc02t. Creating the work breakdown structure by kim colenso, managing principal, artemis management systems the work breakdown structure wbs is the foundation for project planning and control. The sfi group system is the most widely used classification system for the maritime and offshore industry worldwide. A work breakdown structure defines all the things a project needs to accomplish, organized into multiple levels, and displayed graphically. Wbs guidelines for government acquisition programs milstd 881d. Expanded work breakdown structure weight classification guidance revision letter 2 prepared by government industry workshop society of allied weight engineers, inc. A work breakdown structure, commonly abbreviated wbs, is a key project deliverable that is utilized to organize a project teams work and responsibilities into compact sections that are more manageable. Expanded ship work breakdown structure eswbs yumpu.
All sawe technical reports, including standards applied and practices recommended, are advisory only. One key challenge in the definition of ship work breakdown structures is how to represent the same entity in different structures as it. A work breakdown structure is especially useful for bigger projects that involve many elements. Free work breakdown structure templates smartsheet.
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