W6_AFS_ Managing Small Project: Omniclass 3D WBS

Problem Recognition, Definition, and Evaluation

The new project has been established with name Water Pre Treatment Package Project. The Project objectives are:

1. To ensure there is no solid particles carry over from water well to WTP
   
2. To increase potable water production capacity
   
3. To reduce time for backwash activity
   
4. To Prevent RO membranes damage due to contamination in its feed water
   

During Development, Operation people defined that to achieve all of project objective above, we shall install pre-treatment unit at Upstream of WTP. This week blog, we will create Omniclass 3D WBS as one of alternative for this project

Development of The Feasible Alternatives

OMNICLASS is a strategy for classifying the entire built environment. It is designed to provide a standardized basis for classifying information throughout the full facility life cycle from conception to demolition or reuse, and encompassing all of the different types of construction that make up the built environment.

3D WBS is a theory that tell us that WBS includes three main dimension: the zones (GBS), the products (PBS), and the activity (ABS). The Fourth Dimension is the organization (OBS) which is extended from Resources (RBS).

Development of The Outcomes For Each Alternative

Following are 15 inter related Omniclass table:

• Table 11 – Construction entities by Function
  
• Table 12 – Construction entities by Form
  
• Table 13 – Spaces by Function
  
• Table 14 – Spaces by Form
  
• Table 21 – Elements (includes Designed Elements)
  
• Table 22 – Work Results
  
• Table 23 – Products
  
• Table 31 – Phases
  
• Table 32 – Services
  
• Table 33 – Disciplines
  
• Table 34 – Organizational Roles
  
• Table 35 – Tools
  
• Table 36 – Information
  
• Table 41 – Materials
  
• Table 42 – Properties
  

All of the table above can be plotted as a parralel axis of the three main axis of the project cube

• GBS    : Table 13, Table 14, or Table 21
  
• PBS    : Table 11, Table 12, Table 23, or Table 36
  
• ABS    : Table 22, Table 31, or Table 32
  
• OBS    : Table 33 or Table 34
  
• RBS    : Table 35
  
• Task    : Table 41 or Table 49
  

Fig 1 3D WBS Cubes and Omniclass Table

Selection of Criteria

The WBS includes the following characteristic:

1. Is Product-oriented
   
2. Includes all work
   
3. Support historical cost collection for future cost estimating purposes
   

Analysis and Comparison of The Alternatives

The Following will be used for WBS development:

1. The WBS should represent the complete list of deliverables for the project
   
2. Deliverables should be decomposed to the level of detail needed to estimate the effort required to obtain them
   
3. Ensure That each WBS element has a single point of accountability
   
4. All significant reporting events (such as review meetings and monthly status report) should be included in the WBS
   
5. WBS development is critical to scope management. Revisit the WBS often and expect to iterate its development
   
6. Keep a list of activities that are out of scope. Confirm scope with stakeholders often by reviewing the WBS and the list.
   
7. All Projects require a project management WBS element to ensure that the work of planning, tracking, and reporting is managed
   

Selection of The Preferred Alternatives

We will try to create 3D WBS with using Omniclass table as reference.

Geographical Breakdown Structure (GBS, Locations or Functional zones)

Fig 2 Geographical Breakdown Structure (Table 13 Omniclass)

Product Breakdown Structure (PBS, Products or Functional System)

Fig 3 Product Breakdown Structure (Table 23 Omniclass)

Activity Breakdown Structure (ABS)

Fig 3 Activity Breakdown Structure (Table 22 Omniclass) Cont.

Fig 4 Activity Breakdown Structure (Table 22 Omniclass) Cont.

Fig 5 Activity Breakdown Structure (Table 22 Omniclass)

Organization Breakdown Structure (OBS, extented by the RBS, fourth dimension)

Fig 6 Organization Breakdown Structure (Table 33 Omniclass)

Performance Monitoring and Post-Evaluation of Results

Based on exercise above, we found that omniclass WBS is compatible with 3D WBS. Omniclass table is providing more detail WBS and more valuable to run the project smoothly. The challenge is how to define what is WBS table fit to our project. Since the omniclass table was created based on infrastructure industry, it is slightly difficult to use the WBS correctly for Oil and Gas Project. We will try to compare this method with NORSOK Standard Z-014 on the following blogs.

REFERENCE

Omniclass (2012), Table 13, 22, 23, 33 Work Result. Retrieved from http://www.omniclass.org/

Moine, Jean-Yves. (2012) OMNICLASS and 3D WBS. Retrieved from http://fr.viadeo.com/fr/groups/detaildiscussion/?containerId=00222qza502fce12&forumId=002vcnt773bvjp1&action=messageDetail&messageId=002bi8cej2twlqo

Moine, Jean-Yves. (2013) PM World Journal: 3D Work Breakdown Structure method. Retrieved from http://pmworldjournal.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/pmwj9-apr2013-Moine-3D-Work-Breakdown-Structure-FeaturedPaper.pdf

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Angeli, E., Wagner, J., Lawrick, E., Moore, K., Anderson, M., Soderlund, L., & Brizee, A. (2010, May 5). General format. Retrieved from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/