1. Project Life Cycle

2. Project Life Cycle Project Life Cycle defines or tells:
The phases of the project (time)
The work performed in each phase (work)
The input and output of each phase (result)
The milestone of each phase (end sign)
Common Characteristics of Project Life Cycles:
Cost and Staffing levels are low at start and move higher towards the end
Probability of successfully completing project is low at beginning, higher towards the end as project continues

3. The Project Life Cycle
Phases that all projects go through from inception to completion
DEFINITION
CONCEPTION
PLANNING & ORGANISING
CLEAN-UP
IMPLEMENTATION

4. Project Life Cycle Effort Time Planning & Organizing Implementation
Clean-UP
Effort
Concept and Definition
Time 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

5. Conception Phase
Conceptualization is the first stage in the project lifecycle.
Conceptualization is the idea, thought, initial plan, first stage of thinking entrepreneur, manager or economic planner about his scheme, plan for elimination the existing problems in the existing operation or avail new opportunities prevailing.
The concept may be to set up a new project or to expand the existing operation or modernize, replace with new concepts or technologies and to initiate action for quality of improvements.

6. Definition Phase
The definition phase of a system is mainly refinements of the elements described in the conception phase.
All the sub-systems and elements of the proposed system are scrutinized as defined.
Fabrication of final system performance requirements
Preparing detailed plans
Estimating cost, schedule, and performance
Spotting areas of high risks
Identify and prepare the documents required to system, such as procedures, documents, budgets and finance

7. Planning Phase Core Planning Scope Planning – written statement
Scope Definition – subdividing major deliverables into more manageable units
Activity Definition – determine specific tasks needed to produce project deliverables
Activity Sequencing – plotting dependencies
Activity Duration Estimating – determine amount of work needed to complete the activities
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8. Planning Phase Core Planning
Schedule Development – analyze activity sequences, duration, and resource requirements
Resource Planning – identify what and how many resources are needed to perform the activities
Cost Estimating – develop resource and total project costs
Cost Budgeting – allocating project estimates to individual work items
Project Plan Development – taking results from other planning processes into a collective document

9. Planning Phase Facilitating (Planning) Processes
Quality Planning – standards that are relevant to the project and determining how to meet standards
Organizational Planning – identify, document, and assigning project roles and responsibilities
Staff Acquisition – obtaining the human resources
Communications Planning – determining rules and reporting methods to stakeholders
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10. Planning Phase The order of planning events : Scope Statement
Create Project Team
Work Breakdown Structure
Finalize the team
Network Diagram
Estimate Time and Cost
Critical Path
Schedule
Budget (continued)

11. Planning Phase The order of planning events (continued) Purchase Plan
Quality Plan
Risk Identification, quantification and response development
Change Control Plan
Communication Plan
Management Plan
Final Project Plan
Project Plan Approval

12. Implementation Phase (continued)
Project Plan Execution – performing the activities
Complete Work Packages
Information Distribution
Scope Verification – acceptance of project scope
Quality Assurance – evaluating overall project performance on a regular basis; meeting standards
Team Development – developing team and individual skill sets to enhance the project
Progress Meetings
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13. Implementation Phase
Information Distribution – making project information available in a timely manner
Source Selection – choosing appropriate suppliers
Contract Administration – managing vendor relationships

14. Controlling Phase
To regularly measure project performance and to adjust project plan
Take preventive actions in anticipation of possible problems
Overall Change Control – coordinating changes across the entire project plan
Scope Change Control – controlling “scope creep”
Schedule Control – adjusting time and project schedule of activities
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15. Controlling Phase Cost Control – managing project budget
Quality Control – monitoring standards and specific project results; eliminating causes of unsatisfactory performance
Performance Reporting – status, forecasting, and progress reporting schedule
Risk Response Control – responding to changes in risk during the duration of the project

16. Clean-up Phase
Administrative Closure – generating necessary information to formally recognize phase or project completion
Contract Close-out – completion and delivery of project deliverables and resolving open issues
Purchase Audits
Product Verification
Formal Acceptance
Lessons Learned
Update Records
Archive Records
Release Team

17. Level of Activity Executing Planning Closing Phase Initiating Phase
控制过程
Planning
Phase
Executing
Closing
Initiating Phase
Level of Activity
Phase Start
Phase Finish
Overlap of Process Groups in a Phase of a project
Controlling