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Frequently, the most challenging aspect of creating a WBS is figuring out how to organize it. You have several options. For example, if you have multiple locations for a hardware deployment, you can arrange it by geography.

Another common way to organize work is by major deliverable. The needs and deliverables of the project determine how best to organize work. The WBS for Desert Rose Security is arranged by the type of work. You can see it presented in two different ways. One way looks like an organizational chart, and the other way is via outline. Either way works well; however, when you start decomposing past two levels, the organizational chart method becomes difficult to manage. After you delve into the detail, consider moving to an outline format. Figure 2-2 shows an organizational chart format for the high-level WBS.

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FIGURE 2-2: High-level WBS.

Using the high-level WBS, you can further decompose the work into outline format:

Desert Rose Community Center

1 Perimeter1.1 Entry gates1.2 Walls1.3 Guard houses

2 Equipment2.1 Trucks2.2 Carts2.3 Communication2.3.1 Radios2.3.2 Phones2.3.3 Tablets2.4 Security system

3 Asset Management3.1 Requirements3.2 Database3.3 Asset information

4 Operations Readiness4.1 Staffing4.2 Operations manual4.3 Training

After outlining the organization of the work, you can start defining the tasks that comprise the project schedule.