A project manager is organizing a software development project and is breaking down the project scope into manageable components. She wants to identify the smallest units in the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) that can be assigned to team members and tracked for cost and duration. What are these units called?
Work packages
Activities
Tasks
Deliverables
The smallest units in the Work Breakdown Structure that can be assigned and managed are called work packages. A work package is the lowest level of the WBS and represents a discrete piece of work that can be planned, scheduled, and controlled. It allows for precise estimation of costs and durations and facilitates effective assignment to team members. While activities are actions taken to complete work packages, they are detailed in the project schedule and not necessarily represented in the WBS. Deliverables are outputs or products resulting from work packages but are not the smallest units of work themselves. Tasks are often used interchangeably with activities and also do not represent the lowest level in the WBS.
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