We could another property for “cost” ( Edit>Add property…), so that we can easily switch between effort and cost estimates. This is only a very simple work breakdown structure, but there is no limit to how many cards or properties you can add. You should end up with something like this: Try it.Īnd color the cards by their effort value.Īnd change the colors used to show effort: Note that any changes to the effort automatically propagate. With the numbers we have chosen, it is going to take 88 days of total effort to do the design (your numbers will probably be different). The Cards pane should now look something like this: As this is only an example, the numbers don’t matter much. Now double-click on each card that has no children and set the effort (in days, in this example) to a number between 1 and 10 and click OK. The effort for each task and it’s children is now shown in a gray rectangle. Against arrow means we want the effort propagated up the tree (rather than down).
#Hyperplan subtasks plus
Propagate sum means that the effort for each task is the effort for that task plus the sum of the effort of all it’s children. Set the Propagate Property section of the left pane as below. Now we need to breakdown some of these tasks into smaller (and easier to estimate) sub-tasks. Shift-click and drag a “comprises” arrow from the original card to add sub-tasks: “Crank set”, “Wheels”, “Brakes”, “Gears”, “Integration” and “Documentation”. Leave the Effort as “0”.Ī new “Frame set” card should be added, connected to the first card. Hold down the Shift key, click on the card and then release the mouse button away from the card. Now we need to break down this main task into sub-tasks. Now set Arrange rows (Y) by in the left pane to Comprises, as we want to layout the cards by their “Comprises” connectivity in a parent-child relationship. Now select Edit>Connect Types… and rename the first connection type to “Comprises”, as this is the type of connection we need for a WBS. A single card should now be visible in the Cards pane. Click on the Add Card toolbar button, fill out the card as below and click OK. Add a “Design bike” card for the first task. Lets create a WBS for designing a new bike. Click the Add Property button and add a new property Effort with Type set to Numeric and a Default value of “0” (zero). In the New Plan Properties window leave the Title property checked. Choose a name for the new plan file, e.g.
#Hyperplan subtasks trial
If you are already using the Home edition, you can switch to a trial of the Professional edition in the Edition tab of the Preferences window. When you are prompted which edition of Hyper Plan to try, choose Professional Edition (connections between cards are not available in the Home edition).
#Hyperplan subtasks download
It should only take you a minute to download and install. If you haven’t already got Hyper Plan installed, you can download a free trial here. It can also do the effort/cost calculations on the fly for you.
Hyper Plan is inexpensive and much more powerful than a Work Breakdown Structure template or generic drawing software. You can easily create a Work Breakdown Structure on your Windows or Mac computer using Hyper Plan. It is often used in conjunction with other project planning techniques such as PERT charts. This makes it easier to make accurate cost and/or effort estimates. A Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is a way to hierarchically decompose a large piece of work into smaller and more manageable components.
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