TABLE OF CONTENTS The Work Breakdown Structure - WBS function as discussed earlier as a method of organizing activities under a hierarchical structure. There are alternative features available in Primavera Contractor for grouping, sorting and filtering activities, resources and project information:
Activity Codes
Project Codes
Resource Codes
Cost Accounts
OBS
These functions are addressed in this book but are not examined in detail.
A Project Breakdown Structure represents a hierarchical breakdown of a project into logical functional elements. Some organizations have highly organized and disciplined structures with rules for creating and coding the elements of the structure. Some clients also impose a WBS code on a contractor for reporting and/or claiming payments. The following are examples of such structures:
| Work Breakdown Structure, breaking down the project into the elements of work required to complete a project. |
| Code of Accounts or also know as Cost Breakdown Structure. Often this includes costs that are not included in a schedule such as insurances and overheads. The WBS would in this situation represent part of the COA. |
| Organization Breakdown Structure, showing the hierarchical management structure of a project. Primavera Contractor has a predefined field for this breakdown structure. |
| Contract Breakdown Structure, showing the breakdown of contracts into elements. |
| System Breakdown Structure, a System Engineering method of breaking down a complex system into elements. |
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