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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

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.

work resources

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

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.