Resource breakdown structure
“Resource Breakdown Structure” is an output for the process “Estimate Activity Resources”.
The resource breakdown structure is a hierarchical representation of resources by category and type. Examples of resource categories include labor, material, equipment, and supplies. Resource types may include the skill level, grade level, or other information as appropriate to the project. The resource breakdown structure is useful for organizing and reporting project schedule data with resource utilization information.
“Resource Breakdown Structure” is an input for the process “Estimate Activity Durations”.
The resource breakdown structure provides a hierarchical structure of the identified resources by resource category and resource type.
“Resource Breakdown Structure” is an input for the process “Develop Schedule”.
The resource breakdown structure provides the details by which resource analysis and organizational reporting can be done.
This definition was found in the PMBOK V5
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