How to set up WBS

How to set up WBS

To set up WBS

Step 1

To setup a custom WBS, all a user need to do is to go to Project and then choose WBS. After that, you need to click Define Code.

Step 2

Later, new window will popup as shown below.

Step 3

Then, we will set project prefix to Sys. And later, define a 2 level automatic numbering for our project.

Step 4

Now, you have to click Ok to continue. After that, switch back to Gantt chart view and insert our WBS Column there. When you have entered our task, WBS will be automatically updated as shown below.

Step 5

To see how WBS helps in management and tracking of cost, just go to Gantt Chart view and then enter the column Cost there.

Step 6

WBS allows better organization of task and allows us to roughly estimate the cost for a particular task. The screen below shows a breakdown of the cost.