What is the difference between wbs and cbs

While it might seem quite obvious to sync all these things together, there are a number of elements to consider when aligning cost codes with the WBS. First, the WBS on larger projects is typically designed by the planners and schedulers in P6 or MS Project and often includes activities and milestones that are not relevant in the cost management of the project.

Project Controls professionals in this situation will often take one of two approaches:. The following video provides a snapshot into how to codify the WBS so that it can be aligned with the CBS at all levels. Customer Support: support 4castplus. Its purpose is to divide the project into manageable segments of work to facilitate planning and control of the scope, schedule, and cost.

A well designed WBS will ensure all required work is incorporated into the project and that no unnecessary work is included. Early and accurate WBS planning is essential to getting a project off to a good start. This is really handy in Lump Sum projects also, where the total work is structured around the Lump Sum Breakdown within the contarct.

This becomes the "bible" of the total structure concept. Cheers Bil. Joanne Foster. Joined: 17 Jan If we need to report costs by any means other then the WBS, then we generally code up the work packages for that purpose. Fri, Vladimir Liberzon. Joined: 5 Feb But it is not enough. There are also cost components that may belong to one project object.

Cost components are not modeled by CBS. There is a need of both - CBS and cost components. Edgar Ariete. Joined: 17 Jul Wed, Mehdi Rashidi Ala Morteza Jafari. Joined: 20 Jul Mon, Robin Jongen. Joined: 15 Mar Maby it is wise to read the following book about WBS strucutures. Ali Hamouda. Joined: 3 Feb Can u pls post for us one of your lecture's regarding WBS? Regards Ali Thu, James Williams. Joined: 28 Jan Ernesto, Good point, I wholly agree. Slighty relevant to your post - We have huge problems getting prople to think about how a WBS is useful to them, apart from the issues related to how to strucutre the thing.

I think a large part of the problem is in getting the other project members especially in a large organisation to understand AND appreciate what proactive planning is all about. Until people are appreciative of the benefits that we can provide, putting some structure to the programme is of little added value. Perhaps I have a jaded view? Rafael Davila 5, posts. Mike Testro 4, posts. Zoltan Palffy 2, posts. Vladimir Liberzon 2, posts.