{"id":4158,"date":"2017-03-16T09:09:05","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T09:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/?p=4158"},"modified":"2022-03-10T14:27:44","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T12:27:44","slug":"project-life-cycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/project-life-cycle\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the project life cycle?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re involved in or associated with the project management industry, you will have heard the\u00a0term “project life cycle” before. But perhaps you’re not sure what it looks like.<\/p>\n

The project life cycle consists of 3 to 5 phases. Each phase requires a certain\u00a0level of effort and recourses, and each is integral to successful project management. Taken together, these phases represent the path a project takes from concept to closure.<\/p>\n

A project life cycle tends to follow:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. The project definition phase<\/li>\n
  2. The project planning phase<\/li>\n
  3. The project execution phase<\/li>\n
  4. The project close-out phase<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Watch this 1-minute video, where Patrick Browning, Head Tutor of the University of Cape Town Advanced Project Management online short course<\/a>, takes you through what each phase means. You’ll cover concepts like this when you do an online project management course.<\/p>\n