Features of the project phases


Accomplishment and acceptance one or more deliverables can describe a project stage. In this case a ?deliverable? is a work product that can be verified, measured, counted such as detailed document, technical specification, expertise or even a prototype. One deliverables reflect the business process, the others final products or services of the project. This is well organised process whose aim is to achieve the assumed product or service.

In some cases project's phases due to its size, complexity, risky or unpredictible final effects can be divided into small parts - subphases which are coherent with a basic phase. This could enable better management and control not only the small parts of the enterprise but generall in all the project.

Worth to mention is that some phases could work simultaneously whereas in other projects the next phase could start when the previous one is clousure. The management team make a review of the project and each phase and decide whether to start the next phase or wait till the previous one is over - depend on the specification of the project, time remaining and other key factors. Sometimes the stage can be closed and the next phase will not start. This could happen if the risk is so high or final effects are uncertain and unpredictible to continue the project.

In our opinion accomplishment the primary phase does not mean that all the subsequent phases within this stage are over. Each phase and subphase should have its own defined objectives and methods to control and authorize them. The picture below describes in a clear way every phase of the project.

Sequence of Phases in a Project Life Cycle

source: PMP® Resources
published: 2009-07-10 12:59:12

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