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Work breakdown structure | WBS example for selling a house

by | reviewed 2023-08-09
A Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is a hierarchical breakdown of the complete scope of work required to complete a project and achieve the project objectives. stakeholdermap.com
This WBS is for preparing a house for sale. It focuses on tasks to smarten up the property ready for the first viewing. Pretty specific to the particular house sale only useful as an example. However, if your selling your house feel free to use this FREE example.
Click image to zoom in. image of a WBS for a house sale

Download the work breakdown structure (WBS) for selling a house

Visio diagram of the house sale work breakdown

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  1. Download the Visio file
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  3. On the "My Documents" page, click the "Import" dialogue box and select "Import Visio."
  4. Select the file or drag and drop and click "Import."
  5. Click "View Document" to see your WBS

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