PMFORUM Breaking News

Management Concepts, the US-based consulting, publishing and training organization, has announced the publication of Work Breakdown Structures for Projects, Programs, and Enterprises, a new book by Gregory T. Haugan, PhD. According to the announcement, Mr. Haugan offers and expanded understanding of the WBS concept and illustrates its principles and applications for planning programs as well as its use as an organizing framework at the enterprise level.

The book is intended to provide an aid for using the WBS for planning and managing all functional areas of project management. Specifically, the book will show readers how to

• Tailor WBSs to an organization’s unique requirements;


• Develop and use several types of WBS;


• Use WBS software for competitive advantage;


• Apply the “100 percent rule” when developing a WBS for a project or program;


• Establish a WBS for a major construction project using templates;


• Understand portfolio management; and


• Establish an enterprise-standard WBS

Gregory T. Haugan, PhD, PMP, has been a vice president with GLH, Incorporated for the past 19 years, specializing in project management consulting and training. He has more than 40 years of experience as a private sector consultant and a government sector official in the planning, scheduling, management and operation of projects of all sizes, and in the development and implementation of project management and information systems. Dr. Haugan received his PhD from American University, his MBA from St. Louis University, and his BSME from the Illinois Institute of Technology in the United States.

Management Concepts, Inc., is an integrated training, consulting and publishing company dedicated to the mind at work – from entry level to executive leaders. Work Breakdown Structures for Project, Programs, and Enterprises, 2008, 382 pages, softcover, is available at bookstores or directly from Management Concepts at www.managementconcepts.com.