MS Project
A Graphical WBS using a tool like Visio or Xmind.net
The graphical tools mentioned can serve as a powerful way to communicate information about the project to people who may not necessarily have the technical skills to navigate their way through the project organization software that is being used for the project; i.e. Prince or MS Project. It also serves as a quick way to reference activities that is basically effortless which is useful even if you do have the required technical skills. It can serve as a report that can be used as a dashboard by management or a way to illustrate the project to other stakeholders; both internally and externally. Basically, with just a quick glance, any individual can see information such as the task name, its interconnectedness, it's duration, its predecessors as well as the following task that are dependent upon it.
Figure 1 - Xmind Example
Figure 2 -- MS Vizio Example
A MPP file containing the WBS in MS-Project...
2002). This paper's focus will be on the CPM and PERT methodologies. The Rockfest event has 26 tasks, each conveniently denoted by a letter in the alphabet. Having drawn up the Critical Path and analyzed it, I found the following. The Critical Path starts with task A, continues with B, D, E, F, G, and finally O. The time it takes to complete these tasks is 34 weeks. That is
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