Here’s a quick truth. Before writing this article, I stumbled on Akin’s laws, which aptly summarize work breakdown structures. The fun “law” reads: It’s called a Work Breakdown Structure because the Work remaining will grow until you have a Breakdown, unless you enforce some Structure on it. This law is clear and true!
Jokes aside, while studying to acquire my project management degree, I found an instructive note in the PMBOK guide. The guide, which is a go-to source for project managers, warns that “no project should be without a WBS.”