Five Project Management Life Cycle

The five project management life cycles (PMLC) supply answers to six questions, which are important for successful projects. They are as follows:

The Scoping Process Group outlines the overall project and establishes the goal and solution needed. Assigning the project manager, establishing deadlines, budget and objectives are all a part of this group. This process group is correlated to two of the six questions asked by Wysocki (2012) “What business situation is being addressed by this project?” and “What do you need to do?” These questions guarantee the success of the project because they tell you whether you need to solve a problem or if you must capitalize from an opportunity.

The Planning Process Group, is when you create a detailed plan that states a the tasks, objectives and resources needed to carry out the project successfully. Identify any risks and ways to manage them so as not to harm the project. This process group is similar to Wysocki’s question “What will you do?”

The Launching Processing Group is when you choose a team is to perform all the project objectives. Allocate funds to all of the areas in the project and assign duties to the team members. “How will you do it?” is the question you need to ask to deliver the project successfully.

The Monitoring and Controlling Process continuous monitoring should be done in order to keep abreast of project happenings. This will help to maintain quality and communication within the project for best execution. This is similar to Wysocki’s question How will you know you did it?

The Closing Process Group, finalizes all project activities, which includes documenting the project, post implementation audit and getting client’s approval about project deliverables. Wysocki’s question How well did you do? is linked to this process group.

References

Wysocki, R. K. (2012) Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme, 6th ed. Indianapolis, John Wiley & Sons.