WBS is a model of the project that organizes project tasks into a hierarchy.
- It is the functional basis for further planning steps in a project, for example, for process planning, cost planning, scheduling, capacity planning or costing, as well as project control.
- It gives you a clear picture of the project and facilitates the coordination and implementation of the project from a management standpoint.
- It shows the work involved in a project.
Work Breakdown Structure: As the name suggests, it is a hierarchy of work broken down. For e.g. in a project, you have Erection of Building as 1 level, below it, you have Foundation and Superstructure as 2nd level. Foundation can be broken down into more specific activities, each of these (level 1 to level n) is a work breakdown structure.
Configuring WBS
IMG Path:
Project System -> Structures -> Operative Structures -> Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) -> User Interface Settings -> Define Field Selection for Work Breakdown Structures
-> Field Selection: Project Definition (t-code OPUJ)
-> Field Selection: WBS element (t-code OPUK)
You can configure field selection for the screens of the project definition and the WBS elements. You will be able to specify modifiable and influencing fields.
