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Project lifecycle

Meaning in project management, with examples

/ˌprɑːdʒekt ˈlaɪfsaɪkəl/nounCore term

In project management, project lifecycle means: The series of phases a project goes through from start to finish, commonly initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, and closure.

In Turkish: proje yaşam döngüsü, proje döngüsü

How it is used

Used in training, methodology documents and interviews. People say “at every stage of the project lifecycle” or “early in the lifecycle”. The exact phase names differ between methods and companies.

Example sentences

  1. Risk management should continue through the whole project lifecycle, not only at the start.

  2. In the interview, they asked me to describe each stage of the project lifecycle.

Common collocations

  • stages of the project lifecycle
  • throughout the project lifecycle
  • early in the lifecycle
  • phaseOne of the main stages a project is divided into, such as design, build or testing, each with its own goals and deliverables.
  • projectA temporary piece of work with a clear goal, a start date and an end date, done to create a specific product, service or result.
  • project closureThe final phase of a project, when the work is formally completed: deliverables are accepted, contracts are closed, the team is released and documents and lessons are archived.
  • kickoff meetingThe first meeting of a project, where the team and key stakeholders meet to agree on goals, scope, roles, plan and ways of working.

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