What Is a Work Breakdown Structure

question 57

Multiple Choice

What is a work breakdown structure?

• A)A list of the activities making up the higher levels of the project
• B)A definition of the hierarchy of project tasks, subtasks, and work packages
• C)A depiction of the activities making up a project
• D)A Gantt chart
• E)A structure that is incompatible with the Critical Path Method

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