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