Unit :1

PROJECT LIFE CYCLE

 PHASES OF PROJECT LIFE CYCLE

• Conception Phase
• Definition Phase
• Planning and organizing phase
• Implementation phase
• Project clean-up phase
 85%

8%
LEVEL OF EFFORTS

4 3%
4%

1
5

TIME
1.Conception Phase
• This is the phase during which idea
germinates.
• The idea needs to be put in black and
white and given some shape before
they can be considered and
compared with the idea.

• The idea needs to be examined in

the light of objective and constraints
and what finally becomes acceptable
may form the future project.
 1.Conception Phase
Contd…..
• In this phase, it is not supposed to
considered as to how the project will be
implemented.

• A well conceived idea may go a long way

for successful implementation and
operation of the project.

• Idea may undergo changes as the project

progresses.
 2.Definition Phase
• In this phase, The idea conceived during
the conception phase will be developed .

• It involves a document the describes the

project in sufficient detail covering all the
aspects necessary for the customer /or
financial institutions to make their minds
on the project idea.
2.Definition Phase
The area to be examined during this definition
phase..• Civil engineering work:
• Raw Material: Evaluation of
raw material.
• Plant size /capacity:
Enumeration of plant
capacity.
• Location and site:
description of location
supported by map
• Technology/Process
selection: Description of
technology, reasons for
selection
• Project layout: selection of
optimum layout.
• Electrical and
instrumentation work:
Listing the feature of
broad Electrical and
instrumentation items
Contd…
Description of civil work and
cost estimates
• Utilities-Fuel, power, water:
Description of Utilities in
terms of properties, source,
unit Cost and availability
• Manpower and
organisational Pattern
• Financial analysis: Total
investment Cost, sources of
finance, Total production
cost
• Implementation schedule:
2.Definition Phase Contd…
• Clears the ambiguities and
uncertainty associated with the
projects during conception phase.
• Establishes risk involved in going
ahead with the project
Planning and organizing phase

• This phase can effectively starts after

definition phase but in practice it starts
much earlier

• some organisation prepares project

execution plan to mark this phase
 In this phase organisation deals with the
following, and in most cases take necessary
actions for realization of the same.
• Project infrastructure and enabling services.
• System design and basic engineering package
• Organisation and manpower
• Schedules and budget
• Licensing and governmental clearances
• Finance
• Systems and procedures
• Identification of project manager
• Purchase condition and contracts
• Site preparation and investigation
• Construction resource and materials
 4.Implementation phase
• It is the phase during which something starts
growing in the field and people for the first time
sees the project.
• All the techniques of project management are
applied during this phase.
• This phase is more or less the whole project.
• This phase has a high need of coordination and
because of peculiarities.
• Meticulous planning ,high pressure management
and control is required during this phase.
 5 Clean-up Phase
• This is a transition phase in which the hardware is
build with the active involvement of various
agencies is physically handed over to different
agency who was not so far involved earlier.

• In this phase, Drawing, Documents, files,

operations and maintenance manuals are
catalogued and handed over to the customer.

• The important task is planning of staff and worker

involved in execution of the project