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organizational breakdown structure [1 record]

Record 1 1999-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organization Planning
DEF

A specific type of organization chart that shows which organizational units are responsible for which work items.

CONT

Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS). A hierarchical structure designed to pinpoint the area of an organization responsible for each part of a project. A depiction of the project organization arranged so as to relate work packages to organizational units.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification d'organisation
OBS

[...] définir les responsabilités grâce à la constitution d'une arborescence, ou «Organization Breakdown Structure» (OBS) qui attribue un domaine de compétence à chacun des participants.

Spanish

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