The Resource Breakdown Structure (RBS) is a tool for managing projects that helps find and organize the resources a project needs. It is a hierarchical framework that groups the project’s resources into categories. Each level of the hierarchy gives a more detailed breakdown of the resources.
The RBS is like the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), which is used to divide the work on a project into tasks that can be done easily. But the RBS is more concerned with the resources needed to finish the project than with the work that needs to be done.
Usually, the RBS starts with the main types of resources that are needed for the project, like labor, materials, equipment, and facilities. Then, each category is broken down into more specific subcategories, like the types of labor or materials that are needed.
For example, the “labor” category could be broken down into subcategories like “project management,” “engineering,” “design,” and “construction.” The category “materials” could be split into subcategories like “concrete,” “steel,” and “lumber.” Cranes, bulldozers, and excavators are all examples of subcategories that could be made out of the equipment category.
The RBS can be used to find and organize the resources a project needs, as well as to estimate the costs and schedules for each resource category. It also helps project managers make sure that all the needed resources are accounted for and that there are no gaps in resource planning.
The RBS can be used with other project management tools, like the WBS, to make a full project plan that includes both the work that needs to be done and the resources that will be needed to finish the project.
Usage
It is used in Resource Management
