For my Senior Design Project, we have to set-up a WBS. We use Microsoft Project Planner to monitor the tasks we have as well to see the critical path i.e(longest path for work to be done). However, this WBS doesn’t specify the actual project plan but rather specific tasks which are associated with working on the project. We know the critical path is the path which is the longest time duration but, the path which has various tasks that need to be done to complete the project. Since we are in school we are at the mercy of various people and their schedules which makes it difficult to follow a WBS since different factors change it. The WBS is a tool& technique which displays the route which is taken to successfully finish the project however, this is the ideal case which does not happen. Therefore, other factors can affect the WBS such as employee vacations, different PM groups etc. .which change the WBS.