create-work-breakdown-structure

create-work-breakdown-structure is a skill for Claude Code from pjt222/agent-almanac. It costs 85 tokens per session (1,823 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A Work Breakdown Structure, or WBS, breaks a project's deliverables into smaller work packages that can be estimated, assigned, and tracked. A WBS Dictionary records what each package includes.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it after approving a project charter to decompose deliverables, assign WBS codes, estimate work, identify dependencies, and find possible critical-path tasks.
Why use it?
It turns a broad project scope into a shared plan that supports effort estimates, staffing, dependencies, and scheduling.

Skill for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: allowed-tools in frontmatter.

Part of the agent-almanac plugin — 122 skills, 76 agents shipped together

Good fit Use it after approving a project charter to decompose deliverables, assign WBS codes, estimate work, identify dependencies, and find possible critical-path tasks.

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add skills/pjt222/agent-almanac/create-work-breakdown-structure
Install

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Any agent
npx skills add pjt222/agent-almanac --skill create-work-breakdown-structure
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/pjt222/agent-almanac

Made for: Claude Code.

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Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe. Third-party audits
  • NVIDIA SkillSpector pass 7 Sept 2026
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i18n/caveman-lite/skills/create-work-breakdown-structure/SKILL.md · 183 lines

How it starts

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Create a Work Breakdown Structure

Decompose project scope into a hierarchical set of work packages that can be estimated, assigned, and tracked. The WBS provides the foundation for effort estimation, resource planning, and schedule development by breaking down complex deliverables into manageable components.

When to Use

  • After a project charter is approved and scope is defined
  • Planning a classic/waterfall project with defined deliverables
  • Breaking down a large initiative into manageable work packages
  • Establishing a basis for effort estimation and resource planning
  • Creating a shared understanding of all required work

Inputs

  • Required: Approved project charter (especially scope and deliverables sections)
  • Required: Project methodology (classic/waterfall, or hybrid with WBS for planning)
  • Optional: Historical effort data from similar projects
  • Optional: Team composition and available skills
  • Optional: Organizational WBS templates or standards

Procedure

Step 1: Extract Deliverables from Charter

Read the project charter. List all deliverables and acceptance criteria. Group them into 3-7 top-level categories (these become WBS Level 1 elements).

Got: List of Level 1 WBS elements matching charter deliverables.

If fail: If charter is vague, return to draft-project-charter to refine scope.

Step 2: Decompose into Work Packages

For each Level 1 element, decompose into sub-elements (Level 2, Level 3). Apply the 100% rule: child elements must represent 100% of the parent's scope. Stop decomposing when work packages are:

  • Estimable (can assign effort in person-days)
  • Assignable (one person or team owns it)
  • Measurable (clear done/not-done criteria)

Create a WBS outline:

# Work Breakdown Structure: [Project Name]
## Document ID: WBS-[PROJECT]-[YYYY]-[NNN]

### WBS Hierarchy

1. [Level 1: Deliverable Category A]
   1.1 [Level 2: Sub-deliverable]
      1.1.1 [Level 3: Work Package]
      1.1.2 [Level 3: Work Package]
   1.2 [Level 2: Sub-deliverable]
2. [Level 1: Deliverable Category B]
   2.1 [Level 2: Sub-deliverable]
3. [Level 1: Project Management]
   3.1 Planning
   3.2 Monitoring & Control
   3.3 Closure

Read the full file on GitHub · 183 lines

Changes

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  1. 5d ago First seen · 183 lines · 85 tokens per session scan A dc5fc404c80a

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create-work-breakdown-structure is a skill published in the GitHub repository pjt222/agent-almanac (32 stars, last pushed today), licensed MIT. It adds 85 tokens to every session and 1,823 once invoked, about $0.0004 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-09-03.

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