Question

Draw a work breakdown structure (WBS) with its key elements and their associated risks in project development of COVID-19 emergency response plan for a community of 5600 members and a limited project budget of $250,000 with following conditions:

a. procurement, modification to, and set up of the vehicles carrying patients (ambulances) and supplying water, PPE and disinfection services.
b. recruitment and hiring of drivers, buyers, logistics specialists, etc.
c. training – all types
d. supply chain establishment and original stock up of supplies such
as potable water, bleach, PPE and so on.
e. establishing a command and communication center
f. new employee wages through the handover date (November 1, 2020)
g. the project team payroll
h. Other similar type items

Answer 1

Work Breakdown Structure:

• Work Break Down Structure for the project-Development of COVID-19 emergency response plan
  • Design and Planning set up
    • Prepare entire Map for building response plan
    • various High level plan like Budget, schedule, etc
  • Recruitment and Hiring Activities
    • Build contract with suppliers
    • driver hiring
    • hiring of logistics specialist
  • Procurement services and other services
    • set up for supply water
    • set up for ambulances
    • Set up for PPE and disinfection services
  • Communication management
    • build communication center
    • set up for command center
  • Payment and wages
    • Team Payroll management
    • wages plan

Work Break Down Structure for the project-Development of COVID-19 emergency response plan Design and Planning set up Receruitment and Hiring Activities Procurement services and other services Communication management Payment and wages driver hiring wages plan Prepare entire Map for building response plan Build contract with suppliers set up for supply water hiring of logistics specialist various High level plan like Budget, schedule,etc set up for ambulen ces Set up for PPE and disinfecti on services build commun ication center set up for command center Team Payroll manage ment