Appendix F
Environmental Management Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Example
This Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is organized according to the project lifecycle at Level 2 while specific deliverables within each stage of the lifecycle are included at Level 3. This is a high level WBS template which can be customized at lower levels to apply to a variety of specific projects.
1 WBS for Environmental Management Project to Conduct a Bio-Venting Test for the Remediation of Hydrocarbon Impacted Soils
1.1 System Design
1.1.1 Initial Design
1.1.2 Client Meeting
1.1.3 Draft Design
1.1.4 Client and Regulatory Agency Meeting
1.1.5 Final Design
1.2 System Installation
1.2.1 Facility Planning Meeting
1.2.2 Well Installation
1.2.3 Electrical Power Drop Installation
1.2.4 Blower and Piping Installation
1.3 Soil Permeability Test
1.3.1 System Operation Check
1.3.2 Soil Permeability Test
1.3.3 Test Report
1.4 Initial In Situ Respiration Test
1.4.1 In Situ Respiration Test
1.4.2 Test Report
1.5 Long-Term Bio-Venting Test
1.5.1 Ambient Air Monitoring
1.5.2 Operation, Maintenance, and Monitoring
1.5.3 Three-Month In Situ Respiration Test
1.5.4 Test Report
1.5.5 Six-month In Situ Respiration Test
1.5.6 Test Report
1.6 Confirmation Sampling
1.6.1 Soil Boring and Sampling
1.6.2 Data Validation
1.7 Report Preparation
1.7.1 Pre-Draft Report
1.7.2 Client Meeting
1.7.3 Draft Report
1.7.4 Client and Regulatory Agency Meeting
1.7.5 Final Report
1.8 Project Management
A landscape tree structure view of this WBS is depicted in Figure F1.. This view of the WBS shows the top of the tree at the left, with lower levels of decomposition moving to the right. Like the outline view above, the project life cycle elements are at level 2 while specific deliverables within each stage of the lifecycle are included at level 3.
This WBS example is illustrative only and is intended to provide guidance to the reader. No claim of completeness is made—for any specific project, the example may be complete or incomplete. All examples reflect the quality principles expressed in this Practice Standard. As expressed in the PMBOK® Guide—Third Edition “the project management team is responsible for determining what is appropriate for any given project” (Project Management Institute 2004).