Project Management Life Cycle
Project Management Life Cycle
Project Management Life Cycle
Project Initiation
Project Initiation is the first phase in the Project Life Cycle and essentially involves starting up the project. You
initiate a project by defining its purpose and scope, the justification for initiating it and the solution to be
implemented. You will also need to recruit a suitably skilled project team, set up a Project Office and perform
an end of Phase Review. The Project Initiation phase involves the following six key steps:
Project Planning
After defining the project and appointing the project team, you're ready to enter the detailed Project Planning
phase. This involves creating a suite of planning documents to help guide the team throughout the project
delivery. The Planning Phase involves completing the following 10 key steps:
Project Execution
Once all the deliverables have been produced and the customer
has accepted the final solution, the project is ready for closure.
Project Closure