Which of the following serves as a guiding principle for a program manager when preparing a program work breakdown structure?

The correct answer is A. Decompose the program work based upon available resources. According to the PMI Standard for Program Management, a guiding principle for a program WBS is that the program manager decomposes work based on available resources. Unlike a project WBS (which goes down to the work package level), a program WBS is kept at a higher level and…

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ADecompose the program work based upon available resources
BDecompose the program to the work package level
CDecompose the program to the architecture baseline level
DDecompose the program at a level sufficient to achieve control

How the community answered

(17 responses)

A
71% (12)
B
6% (1)
C
18% (3)
D
6% (1)

Explanation

According to the PMI Standard for Program Management, a guiding principle for a program WBS is that the program manager decomposes work based on available resources. Unlike a project WBS (which goes down to the work package level), a program WBS is kept at a higher level and structured around what resources can realistically execute. Option B is a project-level concept (work packages). Option C refers to architecture baselining, which is a specific technical activity. Option D, while sounding reasonable, describes a project management heuristic rather than the specific PMI program-level guidance on WBS decomposition.

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#Program Work Breakdown Structure#Program Planning#Scope Decomposition#Resource Constraints

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