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WBS (work breakdown structure)

The identification of every task in a project that reflects that task’s location in the hierarchy of the project.

work resources

The people and equipment that do the work of the project.

work

The total scheduled effort for a task, resource, resource assignment, or entire project. Work is measured in person-hours and might not match the duration of the task. Work is one variable in the scheduling formula: Duration Units = Work.

workspace

A set of project plans and settings that you can save and reopen by opening a single workspace file. Workspace files have the .mpw extension.