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Back to Basics: A Master Class on the 4 Phases of the Project Life Cycle

Planio

If you build software for a living, you probably don’t think you have much in common with real estate developers, sculptors, or ancient Pharaohs. But every project–from redesigning a website to building the Colossus of Rhodes–follows the same four phases of the project life cycle : Initiation. Initiation.

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Everything You Need To Know About the 4 Phases of a Project Life Cycle

Teamweek

Whether you are overhauling your company’s entire IT system, planning a product launch, or building a new shopping center, you will go through the same four project life cycle phases. What is a Project Life Cycle? The initiation phase of the project life cycle is where your team lays out the fundamentals.

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15 Reasons Why Your Team Should Track Time

LiquidPlanner

If this is the first time you’re implementing time tracking software, you are likely to experience some pushback from the team. Workers may cite that estimating and tracking their time is a menial task, that it takes too much time, or that it’s an unnecessary step in managing projects effectively. Create realistic timelines.

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How to Master the 5 Phases of the Project Management Life Cycle

Wrike

The Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK) defines the project life cycle as “the series of phases that a project passes through from its initiation to its closure.”. The standard project life cycle diagram is made up of five phases: Initiation. Controlling and monitoring.

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Work Hack: Leveraging Project Management Software to Improve Team Productivity

Proofhub

The fundamental objective of automating a project management cycle is to achieve better results with available resources by ensuring a seamless flow of work and enabling the team members to focus on the primary goal of the project. This can be easily achieved by extensive and useful reliance on project management software.

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Picking a Project Management Methodology

MPUG

Energy and utilities. Software development. Defining the right methodology or development process for your organization will have a profound impact on controlling the schedule, costs, and quality of a project. On many projects, both models are appropriate. Here are some of the major industries: Automotive. Health care.

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10 Habits of Successful Project Managers

Wrike

Because routines and habits are proven to consume less brain energy , you’ll have more time and mental space to creatively problem-solve issues as they come up. Once you put these habits of highly effective people and project managers into place, you and your team’s productivity will increase. .