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  • Work breakdown structure (WBS) helps improve the future project estimation, has better control executing the project, and also helps speeding up the project process. In my opinion, WBS won’t work in some environment, especially in learning process, where everyone should know each and every project details and tasks. While I am still in learning process, I would prefer combination of all, so I would get an opportunity to experience the overall project. I have worked on several projects, but this medical device project I was part of a good example and got an experience how the real industrial based job looks like. The project was broken down into 6 departments and everyone assigned to his/her own department task and deliverables. Despite limited to our own department work, everyone got an opportunity to know what was other team members’ duties and responsibilities during project meetings. Without the project meetings, it would have been very hard to communicate with each other. In the WBS, it is important to have meetings for the project to be going smoothly. In our project, project manager decided the meetings and set a due date to complete the project on time. And the important thing was everyone’s work and grades were depend on others’ work so team members were actually paying attention to others’ task as well.