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href=\"#principles\">Explore Chapters<\/a> <a class=\"btn danger print\" href=\"#\">Print \/ Save as PDF<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"chapters-menu\">\n<div class=\"chapters-nav\"><a href=\"#principles\">Principles at a Glance<\/a> <a href=\"#leaves\">WBS Leaves<\/a> <a href=\"#diagram\">Visual Tree<\/a> <a href=\"#services\">Control Accounts<\/a> <a href=\"#qa\">Key Question<\/a> <a href=\"#guardrails\">Practical Guardrails<\/a> <a href=\"#callout\">Service Deliverables<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"layout\"><main>\n<section id=\"principles\">\n<h2>Principles at a Glance<\/h2>\n<div class=\"grid cols-2\">\n<div class=\"card\"><span class=\"badge blue\">Core<\/span>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">WBS is always <em>deliverable\u2011pure<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Every leaf must be a product you can accept with objective evidence. Do not branch by phase, method, contractor, or discipline.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\"><span class=\"badge blue\">Reality<\/span>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">Most leaves are systems and subsystems<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In oil &amp; gas, the typical leaves are physical\/functional systems\u2014but infrastructure and <strong>service\u2011type outcomes<\/strong> also belong as leaves when they are handover\u2011testable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\"><span class=\"badge red\">Clarity<\/span>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">No &#8220;systems inside services&#8221;<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Systems belong to the product architecture. Services are accepted outcomes (e.g., license granted, training delivered). Keep them separate, co\u2011equal leaves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"leaves\">\n<h2>WBS Leaves \u2014 A Clean Mental Model<\/h2>\n<div class=\"grid cols-2\">\n<div class=\"card\"><span class=\"badge blue\"><span class=\"idx\">1<\/span> Physical \/ Functional Systems<\/span>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">Typical case<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Examples<\/strong>: &#8220;220\u2011001 \u2014 Fuel Gas Conditioning (System)&#8221;, &#8220;PR\u201105 \u2014 Pipe Rack&#8221;, &#8220;B01 \u2014 Substation 01&#8221;, &#8220;Jetty Topsides&#8221;, &#8220;Fire Water Ring&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Acceptance<\/strong>: MC\/Commissioning certificates, ITRs, punch closure, energization, hydrotest dossiers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\"><span class=\"badge blue\"><span class=\"idx\">2<\/span> Infrastructure &amp; Non\u2011Process<\/span>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">Facilities and civils<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Examples<\/strong>: Access roads, laydown yards, buildings, drainage, camp, TCF, bridges and jetty civil works, fencing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Acceptance<\/strong>: Soils\/compaction tests, as\u2011built drawings, QA records, functional tests (lighting, drainage), occupancy\/use permits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"label\">Still &#8220;systems&#8221; in the broad sense\u2014assets you hand over.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card span-2\"><span class=\"badge red\"><span class=\"idx\">3<\/span> Service \/ Information Products<\/span>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">Valid leaves when handover\u2011testable<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Treat the <strong>service outcome<\/strong> as the product. Define explicit Rules of Credit (ROC).<\/p>\n<div class=\"grid cols-2\">\n<ul class=\"pretty\">\n<li class=\"red\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Permitting &amp; compliance<\/strong>: &#8220;Environmental License Granted&#8221;, &#8220;Marine Access Authorization in force&#8221;. <em>Acceptance:<\/em> approved license\/docs, publication proof, validity dates.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"red\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Surveys &amp; studies<\/strong>: &#8220;Geotechnical Investigation Package&#8221;, &#8220;As\u2011built Topographic Survey&#8221;. <em>Acceptance:<\/em> signed report, lab certificates, raw data package.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"pretty\">\n<li class=\"red\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Training &amp; OR<\/strong>: &#8220;Operator Training Program Delivered &amp; Assessed&#8221;. <em>Acceptance:<\/em> attendance, assessments, materials, sign\u2011offs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"red\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Vendor site services<\/strong>: &#8220;Compressor SAT &amp; Handover Completed&#8221;. <em>Acceptance:<\/em> SAT protocol, punch\u2011A cleared, warranty start notice.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"callout red\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Rule:<\/strong> If it can&#8217;t be accepted with named artifacts, it shouldn&#8217;t be a WBS leaf.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"diagram\">\n<h2>Visual \u2014 The Deliverable\u2011Pure Tree<\/h2>\n<p>The WBS tree ends only in <em>accept\u2011able<\/em> leaves: systems, infrastructure assets, or service outcomes. Control Accounts form where a leaf meets an OBS node (one responsible CAM).<\/p>\n<figure><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">A stylized tree showing product\u2011architecture leaves (blue) and service\u2011outcome leaves (red), all ending in accept\u2011able deliverables.  220\u2011001 Fuel Gas (System) PR\u201105 Pipe Rack B01 Substation 01  Environmental License Granted Compressor SAT &amp; Handover Operator Training Delivered  Product\u2011architecture leaves (systems, assets) Service\u2011outcome leaves (licenses, SAT, training)<\/span>\n<figcaption class=\"caption\">All branches terminate in accept\u2011able products; no &#8220;effort&#8221; leaves.<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"services\">\n<h2>Services: Control Accounts &amp; Rules of Credit<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Definition:<\/strong> A Control Account (CA) is the intersection of one WBS leaf and one OBS node (therefore one accountable CAM). For service leaves, define the <em>Rule of Credit<\/em> explicitly so that Earned Value traces objective evidence.<\/p>\n<div class=\"grid cols-2\">\n<div class=\"card\"><span class=\"badge red\">Service Leaf<\/span>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">Environmental License (Jetty Works)<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"pretty\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>OBS Node:<\/strong> Owner.Permitting<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>CA Name:<\/strong> Jetty Environmental License \u00d7 Owner.Permitting<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>CAM:<\/strong> Permitting Manager<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Typical WPs (WM\/0\u2011100):<\/strong> Scoping \u2192 EIA submission \u2192 Public consultation \u2192 License issued (evidence at each step)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\"><span class=\"badge blue\">Infrastructure Leaf<\/span>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">Access Road R1<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"pretty\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>OBS Node:<\/strong> EPC.Civil<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>CA:<\/strong> R1 \u00d7 EPC.Civil<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>CAM:<\/strong> Civil Construction Manager<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>WPs (units\/WM):<\/strong> Earthworks (Units), Sub\u2011base\/Base (WM), Paving (Units), QA\/As\u2011built (0\/100)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card span-2\"><span class=\"badge blue\"><span class=\"idx\">\u2605<\/span> System Leaf<\/span>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">220\u2011001: Fuel Gas Conditioning (System)<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"pretty\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">OBS Node: EPC.Construction<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">CA: 220\u2011001 \u00d7 EPC.Construction<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">CAM: Area Construction Manager (Systems)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">WP Leads supervised: Piping Lead, Structure Lead<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Typical WPs: Pipe spool installation &amp; supports (units\/WM), Steel structures &amp; platforms (units), Hydrotest &amp; reinstatement (0\/100)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\"><span class=\"badge red\"><span class=\"idx\">VS<\/span> Vendor Service Leaf<\/span>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">Compressor SAT &amp; Handover<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"pretty\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">OBS Node: EPC.MAC (Machinery)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">CA: Compressor SAT \u00d7 EPC.MAC<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">CAM: Machinery Lead<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">WPs (0\/100 &amp; WM): SAT execution (0\/100), Training (WM), Warranty start (0\/100)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\"><span class=\"badge blue\">Mini\u2011Graphic<\/span>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">CA = Leaf \u00d7 OBS \u2192 One CAM<\/span><\/h3>\n<figure> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">WBS Leaf 220\u2011001 Fuel Gas (System) OBS Node EPC.Construction Control Account220\u2011001 \u00d7 EPC.Construction \u2192 CAM<\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"qa\">\n<h2>Answering the Key Question<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Do you have systems inside services?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>No.<\/strong> Systems belong to the <em>product architecture<\/em>. Services create <em>accepted outcomes<\/em> that support or enable those systems. Model services as <strong>service\u2011deliverable leaves<\/strong> (with evidence), not as containers that hold systems.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"guardrails\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Practical Guardrails<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"grid cols-2\">\n<div class=\"card\"><span class=\"badge blue\">Purity<\/span>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">Keep WBS deliverable\u2011pure<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"pretty\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Never branch by phase, discipline, contractor, cost, or method.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Allow four families of leaves: process\/utility systems, infrastructure\/non\u2011process facilities, pipelines\/marine assets, and service\/information products (when acceptance is objective).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\"><span class=\"badge red\">Accountability<\/span>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">Same CA rule everywhere<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"pretty\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">One WBS leaf \u00d7 one OBS node \u2192 one CAM.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Work Package slicing by discipline \u2192 phase \u2192 only boundaries that change <em>acceptance \/ ownership \/ logic \/ EV \/ risk<\/em> (Area, Subsystem\/MC, Test Pack\/Feeder, Contractor, etc.).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"callout\">\n<h2>Call\u2011out \u2014 &#8220;Service Deliverables&#8221; (Oil &amp; Gas)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Definition:<\/strong> A <em>Service Deliverable<\/em> is a non\u2011tangible outcome that becomes tangible via named acceptance artifacts. Treat it as a WBS leaf only when you can <strong>point to the evidence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"grid cols-2\">\n<div class=\"card\">\n<h3><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">Examples<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"pretty\">\n<li class=\"red\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Environmental License Granted \u2192 Gazette\/publication, validity letter, terms &amp; conditions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"red\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Geotechnical Investigation Package \u2192 Final signed report + lab certificates + raw data.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"red\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Operator Training Delivered &amp; Assessed \u2192 Attendance, exam results, materials, sign\u2011offs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"red\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Compressor SAT &amp; Handover Completed \u2192 SAT protocol, punch\u2011A cleared, warranty start.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n<h3><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">Non\u2011Examples<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"pretty\">\n<li>&#8220;<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Follow\u2011up meetings held&#8221; (no acceptance artifact).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8220;Procurement support provided&#8221; (effort vs outcome).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8220;QA involvement ongoing&#8221; (not accept\u2011able as a product).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"label\" style=\"margin-top: 14px;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">If you can&#8217;t name the evidence, it&#8217;s not a leaf.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/main><\/div>\n<footer style=\"max-width: 1100px; margin: 48px auto 64px; padding: 0 24px;\">\n<div class=\"next-article-box\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ekton.us\/en\/project-obs-control-accounts-work-packages\/\">Next Article: Project OBS, Control Accounts &amp; Work Packages \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card\" style=\"display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 18px; flex-wrap: wrap;\">\n<div>\n<h3 style=\"margin: .2em 0 .3em; color: #3b82f6;\">Need help designing a deliverable\u2011pure WBS?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">Talk directly with Ekton Project Analytics. 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