THE PROJECT LIFE CYCLE

1. Project Initiation

2. Project Planning
PARTS OF A PROJECT PROPOSAL
3. Project Execution
A. Executive Summary
4. Project Monitoring and Evaluation
B. Project Scope
5. Project Closure
C. Vision and Mission
PROJECT PLANNING
D. Project Strategy
 is the systematic process of defining your objectives and scope, your
1. Work Breakdown Structure goals, deliverables, milestones and assigning tasks and budgetary
resources for each step.
2. WBS Dictionary
 Once management has given the OK to launch a project, a more
3. Deliverables formal set of plans and tasks are established.
4. Scheduling BUDGET
5. Budgeting  Estimate of total cost related to completing a project.

6. Quality Standards STAKEHOLDER

 Anyone with a vested right in the project—team members,
E. Organizational Strategy customers, etc.

1. Human Resource Plan MILESTONE

 The end of one project phase and the beginning of the next.
2. Milestones
DELIVERABLE
3. Risk Assessment
 The results of a project, such as a product, service, report, etc.
F. Conclusion
SCHEDULING
 The listing of tasks and milestones within a project. A scheduling
also includes a planned start and finish date, duration, and members
assigned to each activity.

WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE

 The hierarchical outline of the tasks required to complete a project.
 PROJECT TITLE 2. WBS DICTIONARY
 The title must convey the meaning and the the area of intervention  The WBS dictionary is a document that outlines the definition of
of the project. each element contained in the WBS. The following is an example of a
 Example: WBS dictionary with level, code, name and description.

ZerObesity: A physical health project 3. DELIVERABLES

Construction of the Human Resource Hub in MMSU  The expected results of a project.

A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  Examples: Deliverables for a house construction projects:

 This is a one-page document that summarizes the purpose, goals,
 Drawings
and approach of your project.
 Proposals
 Consider it an abstract or overview of your project.
 Building permits
B. PROJECT SCOPE
The project scope details exactly what will be delivered at the end of the  Finished project- a house
project and the parameters of the work to be done
 Deliverables for website development:
C. VISION
 The project’s dream  Web design proposal

MISSION  Website content

 Reason why a project exists  User training session
D. PROJECT STRATEGY  Finished website
1. WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE
4. SCHEDULING
 a hierarchical decomposition of the total scope of work to be carried
out by a project team, organized into smaller, more manageable  A timeline establishing of which to begin and complete each
components. deliverable comprising a procedure.

 it provides a visual and systematic way to break down a project into 5. BUDGETING
its constituent tasks, allowing for better planning, scheduling, and
resource allocation.  Budgeting involves aggregating the estimated costs of deliverables to
establish a total cost.
6. QUALITY STANDARDS F. CONCLUSION
Every industry has standard quality success criteria which can be looked  Prepare a brief conclusion of your Project.
up and specified for the project with relative ease, like International
Organization for Standardization (ISO).

E. ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY
1. HUMAN RESOURCE PLAN
 outlines utilization and management of human resources in a project

 includes strategies for acquiring, developing, and managing project

team members

 defines roles, responsibilities, and reporting structures within the

project team

 helps ensure that the right people are in the right roles at the right
time

 guides resource allocation and workforce planning throughout the

project lifecycle

2. MILESTONES
 A project milestone marks a significant point in time. You can use
milestones in your projects to represent events such as key
deliverables received, project kickoff completed, final plan approved,
requirements review completed, design approved, project phase
completed, and much more.

3. RISKS ASSESSMENT
 One the most important traits of project management is to prepare
for the unexpected. Taking fast, decisive action when things go
wrong is one of the most important traits of a project advocate, and
therefore a skill you need to learn if you want to be a top notch
project manager.