1. Welcome to Session 2 – Project Life Cycle
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Welcome to Session 2 – Project Life Cycle
Instructor: Phyllis Sweeney

2. Session 2 Learning Objectives
The student will be able to:
Understand key definitions
Describe a project life cycle
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3. Project Life Cycle
Project Lifecycle: A collection of generally sequential phases whose names and number are determined by the control needs of the organizations involved in the project. (PMBOK)
Phase: A collection of logically related project activities, usually culminating in the completion of a major deliverable. (PMBOK)
Deliverable: Any unique and verifiable product, result, or capability to perform a service that must be produced to complete a process, phase, or project. Often used more narrowly in reference to an external deliverable, which is a deliverable that is subject to approval by the project sponsor or customer. (PMBOK)
Is a decision a deliverable?
Is a go/no go decision a deliverable or a milestone?
Deliverable: Any measurable, tangible, verifiable outcome, result, or item that must be produced to complete a project or part of a project.
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4. Project Life Cycle FEASIBILITY DESIGN PRODUCTION TURNOVER
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5. Are milestones deliverables or are deliverables milestones?
FEASIBILITY
Activities
Formulate Project
Complete Feasibility Study
Milestone: Go/No Go Decision Made
Deliverable?
Milestone: A significant point or event in the project, usually completion of a major deliverable.
Deliverable: Tangible, verifiable result
Are milestones deliverables or are deliverables milestones?
Milestones are significant accomplishments but milestones might not be deliverables – not always…….
Sometimes called initiation, product concept, etc.
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6. DESIGN Activities: Develop Base Design Baseline Cost and Schedule
Milestone: Contract Terms Completed
Can You Have More than One Milestone in a Phase?
Deliverable:??
Baseline:
Initially approved deliverable to which deviations will be compared to as the project proceeds.
PmBok: The original plan (for a project, or work package, or an activity), plus or minus approved changes.
Another Milestone: Construction plans complete, design completed
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7. PRODUCTION Activities: Manufacturing of Materials
Delivery of Materials
Installation of Materials
Milestone: Facility Completed
Deliverable: ??
What’s wrong with this one? Where are the action verbs?
Activity: Action Verb + Noun
Milestone: Noun + Verb – past tense
Deliverable: Noun
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8. TURNOVER Activities: Finish Testing Complete Testing Review
Milestone: Facility Turned Over to Owner
Deliverable: ??
Provide phases (Phase name) + activities + milestones
Did you work top down or bottom up?
Was this easy to do? How did your team work together?
Can a milestone and deliverable be the same? Menu planning –cook-- serve—clean
No time durations, just a WBS – work breakdown structure
Phases are logically related – results not always =deliverable (go/no go decision), deliverable = result
Class Exercise: Making Breakfast
What is the project lifecycle for making breakfast for 10 people for Saturday morning?
(Use Yellow Stickies, if they help.)
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9. How to Identify Project Phases?
Major milestones
Time duration
Natural project timeouts – logical breaks
Work content and/or products
Organizational transitions
Time Duration – 20 to 80 hour guidelines
Work Content or Products – Deliverable
Organization transitions – new sponsor
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10. Assignment #1: Project Lifecycle
1. Assignment #1, due Session 3 by 4:00 p.m.
Sent via to
3 Pages Maximum
2. Organization (1 page)
Overview:
Organizational design (matrix, functional, etc.)
Project Environment/Descriptions:
Number of projects per year
Dollar value range
Typical project duration
Types of projects
Organizational Influences
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11. Assignment #1: Project Lifecycle
4. Project Life Cycle Flowchart and Description (1-1/2 pages)
List at least 4 phases
List at least 3 activities per phase
List major deliverables
Identify major milestones (i.e. - Go/No Go)
No Bar Chart or CPM Schedules
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12. Project Lifecycle Template
Phase
Major Activities
Major Milestones
Major Deliverables
Use the template as described above. Hint:
Activity = Verb + Noun
Milestone = Noun + Verb (past tense)
Deliverable = Noun
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13. Planning a Vacation – an Example
Phase
Major Activities
Major Milestones
Major Deliverables
1. Destination
Determine Requirements
Contact Agent
Get Options
Destination Determined
Agent contacted
Options determined
Requirements List
Destination Brochure
Decision
2. Itinerary
Determine Itinerary
Buy Luggage
Buy clothes
Itinerary Finalized
Luggage Bought
xxx
Itinerary
Luggage
3. Pack
Buy Tickets
Pack Luggage
Plan Wake-up Call
Arrange Cab
Tickets Purchased
Luggage Packed
Xxx
Tickets
Packed luggage
4. Travel
Catch cab
Catch flight
Follow Itinerary
In Cab
On Trip xx
Trip
Photos
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14. Session 2 – Class Summary
Understand what a Project Lifecycle is
Be able to document lifecycle phases, activities, milestones, deliverables
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