Key Terms in WBS

Some of the key terms used in Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) includes:

• Code of Account / Control Accounts
  - a system by which WBS elements are uniquely numbered.
  - allows these individual WBS components to be more easily tracked, especially in the area of performance and costs.
  
  
• Work Packages
  - A deliverable or project work component at the lowest level of each branch of WBS.
  - Divided further into scheduled activities.
  
  
• WBS Dictionary
  - Can be used as part of a work authorisation system to inform team members of when their work package is going to start, scheduled milestones and etc.
  - It also contains a number identifier, control account, who is responsible for the work, schedule and milestones.