Project Management Life Cycle

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The Project Management Life Cycle has four phases: Initiation, Planning, Execution and Closure. Each project life cycle phase is described below, along with the tasks needed to complete it.

Initiation

• Develop a Business Case
• Undertake a Feasibility Study
• Establish the Project Charter
• Appoint the Project Team
• Set up the Project Office
• Perform Phase Review

Planning

• Create a Project Plan
• Create a Resource Plan
• Create a Financial Plan
• Create a Quality Plan
• Create a Risk Plan
• Create an Acceptance Plan
• Create a Communications Plan
• Create a Procurement Plan
• Contract the Suppliers

• Define the Tender Process
• Issue a Statement of Work
• Issue a Request for Information
• Issue a Request for Proposal
• Create Supplier Contract
• Perform Phase Review

Execution

• Build Deliverables
• Monitor and Control

• Perform Time Management
• Perform Cost Management
• Perform Quality Management
• Perform Change Management
• Perform Risk Management
• Perform Issue Management
• Perform Procurement Management
• Perform Acceptance Management
• Perform Communications Management

Closure

• Perform Project Closure
• Review Project Completion