### 2025-08-27 | | | |---|----| |Context | this is part of preparing for a project | |What is it| you create building blocks for your project | |Is it necessary | only if you want to know what component parts your project needs so that you can estimate them, resource them, budget for them and have some idea of dependencies | |narrative or diagram | diagram usually showing hierarchy from abstract concepts through to pieces of work | Example of wbs for a Cup of Tea 1. preparation a. prepare hot water b. prepare tea leaves 2. manufacture c. combine hot water and tea leaves d. stir e. pour 3. customisation options f. milk g. sugar h. mint 1/2/3 are abstract concepts showing major stages a & b are the actions that are in the preparation stage c & d & e are also in an order c->d->e