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2 - ORGANIZATIONAL INFLUENCES AND PROJECT LIFE CYCLE

• Starting the project,
• Organizing and preparing,

• Carrying out the project work, and 2
• Closing the project.

This generic life cycle structure is often referred to when communicating with upper management or other
entities less familiar with the details of the project. It should not be confused with the Project Management Process
Groups, because the processes in a Process Group consist of activities that may be performed and recur within
each phase of a project as well as for the project as a whole. The project life cycle is independent from the life cycle
of the product produced by or modified by the project. However, the project should take the current life-cycle phase
of the product into consideration. This high-level view can provide a common frame of reference for comparing
projects—even if they are dissimilar in nature.

Starting Organizing and Carrying out the work Closing
the preparing the
project project
Cost and Staffing Level

Project Project Project Accepted Archived
Management Charter Management Plan Deliverables Project
Outputs Documents
Time

Figure 2-8. typical cost and Staffing Levels Across a Generic Project Life cycle Structure

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