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Building the Newbuild Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

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How to structure a newbuild WBS around blocks and zones so engineering, procurement and production all align.

A good WBS is the backbone of the whole project. On a newbuild it usually follows the ship's physical structure.

A block-and-zone WBS lets every discipline plan against the same structure.
A block-and-zone WBS lets every discipline plan against the same structure.

The 100% rule

The WBS must cover all of the scope โ€” and no more. Every block, system and test has exactly one place in the structure.