A case study Susan and Steve have decided to tie the knot, but they dont have much time to plan their wedding. They want the big day to be unforgettable. They want to invite a lot of people and show them all a great time. Theyve always dreamed of a June wedding, but its already January. Just thinking about all of the details involved is overwhelming. Somewhere around picking the paper for the invitations, the couple realizes they need help. Susans been dreaming of the big day since she was 12, but it seems like theres so little time to do it all. Take it easy guys. Ive got it under control. Weve got a lot of people and activities to get under control. You guys really should have called six months ago, but well still make this wedding happen on time. Theres a lot to get done before June. Sallys going to need to figure out what work needs to done before she does anything else. For this she starts to put together a to-do-list. Invitations Flowers Wedding Cake Dinner Menu Band Since there are so many different people involved in making the wedding go smoothly, it takes a lot of planning to make sure all of the work happens in the right order, gets done by the right people and doesnt take too long. Initially, Sally was worried that she didnt have enough time to make sure everything was done properly. But she knew that she had some powerful time management tools on her side when she took the job, and theyll help her make sure that everything will work out fine. To get started, Sally started arranging the activities in a work breakdown structure. This is part of the WBS Sally made for the wedding.

• Shop for shoes
• Create guest list
• Tailoring and fitting
• Shop for dress
• Find caterer
• Cater the wedding
• Wait for RSVPs
• Mail the invitations
• Finalize the menu
• Print the invitations
• Choose the bouquet