Project Management Lifecycle

The project management lifecycle refers to the management phases that a project progresses through, from initiation to closure and comprises of;

  • Project Initiation
    • Develop a project charter
    • Create a stakeholder register
  • Project Planning
    • Collect detailed requirements
    • Develop product breakdown structure (PBS)
    • Develop work breakdown structure (WBS)
    • Develop bill of quantities (BOQ)
    • Estimate cost
    • Decompose the work packages into activities
    • Sequence activities
    • Estimate activity resources / cost / duration
    • Develop schedule
    • Risk management planning
    • Procurement management planning
    • Communication management planning
    • Quality management planning
    • Resource management planning
    • Health, Safety & Environment planning
    • Change management plan
    • Stakeholder management plan
  • Project Execution
    • Executing the project as per plan
  • Project Monitoring&Controlling
    • Monitoring & control
      • Cost
      • Schedule
      • Scope
      • Risks
      • Quality
      • Stakeholder engagement
  • Project closure
    • Final acceptance
    • Lessons learned documentation
    • Handover / Takeover