Poster 08 · Models, Methods & Artifacts
PMBOK® Guide — 7th Edition · §4.6.4–4.6.6
Artifacts II — Hierarchy, Baselines & Visual Data
Charts that decompose scope and resources, the baselines you measure against, and the rich family of visual data & information artifacts.
Hierarchy chartshigh-level → decomposed
OBS — organisational breakdown: activities to org units.
PBS — product breakdown: components & deliverables.
RBS (resource) — resources by category & type.
RBS (risk) — potential sources of risk.
WBS — total scope decomposed into deliverables.
Baselinesapproved versions; measure vs actual
Budget — approved estimate for project/WBS/activity.
Milestone schedule — milestones with planned dates.
Performance measurement baseline — integrated scope+schedule+cost.
Project schedule — planned activities, durations, dependencies.
Scope baseline — approved scope statement + WBS + dictionary.
Visual data & information artifacts§4.6.6
Affinity diagram — group many ideas for review.
Burn chart — burndown/burnup of work over time.
Cause-and-effect diagram — Ishikawa/fishbone of root causes.
Cycle time chart — time per item through the process.
Cumulative flow diagram (CFD) — work in each state over time.
Dashboard — at-a-glance status indicators.
Flowchart — steps and decision points in a process.
Gantt chart — bar chart of schedule activities.
Histogram — distribution of numerical data.
Information radiator — big visible chart for the team.
Lead time chart — time from request to delivery.
Prioritization matrix — rank items against criteria.
Project schedule network diagram — activity dependencies / paths.
Requirements traceability matrix — link requirements to deliverables.
Responsibility assignment matrix — e.g. RACI.
Scatter diagram — relationship between two variables.
S-curve — cumulative cost/progress over time.
Stakeholder engagement assessment matrix — current vs desired engagement.
Story map — user activities mapped to releases.
Throughput chart — accepted deliverables over time.
Use case — how a user interacts with a system for a goal.
Value stream map — flow of information/materials; expose waste.
Velocity chart — rate deliverables are produced & accepted.