Project Life Cycle & Develop Life Cycle

in Project Management
As per PMBOK Guide 6th Edition, page no.19

Project Life Cycles

Adaptive Life Cycle Predictive Life Cycle

1. Scope is defined & approved before start of Iteration

1. Scope, Time, & Cost Determined early in Phases.
2. Adaptive also referred as Agile or Change Driven
2. Changes Carefully managed

Generally
One or More PHASES Generally
One or More PHASES

Development
Life Cycle Development
Life Cycle

Adaptive Predictive Incremental Hybrid

Adaptive Predictive Incremental Hybrid

1. Scope is defined &

approved before start of 1. Combination of Adaptive &
Iteration Predictive
2. Adaptive also referred as 2. Elements have Known &
Agile or Change Driven 1. Scope, Time, & Cost Fixed requirements Follow
Determined early in Phases. Predictive
2. Changes Carefully 3. Elements Still Evolving
managed Follow Adaptive

Same as Same as Same as Same as

1. Deliverables is Produced through Series Adaptive Adaptive Adaptive Adaptive
of Iterations that Successively add
functionality within predetermined time
frame
2. Sufficient Capability to be Considered
only after Final Iteration

Prepared by Mohammed Irfan, PMP, MBA, BE