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Work Breakdown Structure Dictionary This is a document of the Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK) that comprehensively describes and defines each component of a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). The WBS dictionary includes, for each component in the WBS, a brief definition of the element, the required deliverables, a list of activities, and a list of milestones. The WBS dictionary may optionally include, for each component in the WBS, the responsible organization, relative start and end dates for each activity, dependencies between the activities, an estimated standard cost, organizational charge numbers, any quality requirements, information about the governing contracts, and information that will inform performance of the activities. The WBS components tend to be reused across projects, and as such should be described in a way that is reusable. Consider the optional start and end dates. These could be specified with an imaginary start date, such as 1 January, and an expected duration. This would result in a dictionary entry that could be included in multiple projects by simply changing the start date. See the PMBOK to see how this integrates with the rest of Project Management. The PMBOK is a publication of the Project Management Institute (PMI).