Typically projects go through phase like Initiation& Feasbility, Planning, Design, Realization, Commissioning and Handover. Each of this phases comprises specific activities packaged into the process groups: Initiate, Plan, Execute, Monitor & Control, Close. Saving Changes...
Process Groups and Knowledge Areas are a PMI created construct to organize the 47 (now 49) processes defined within the PMBOK Guide. Process Groups have zero relevance to anything beyond that.
A project life cycle, on the other hand, has real value as it defines the beginning and end of a project as well as the key phases, gates, milestones and other useful information to get from beginning to end. Most methodologies will provide guidance for leading projects through the full life cycle.
As per PMI Process Groups it's Initiation , Planning, Execution, Monitoring & Control and Closing.
Project Life Cycle has Feasibility, Analysis, Design, Development, Test and Implementation.
However, the project life cycle may vary from industry to industry. It can be as basic as Concept, Definition, Implementation and Handover. Saving Changes...
Ghouse MohammedLead Instrument and Control Engineer- Projects Management Department| Chemanol- Methanol Chemicals CompanySaudi Arabia
Life cycle is time period of project from project initiating to project closing
Process groups is group of processes tailored and applied throughout the project to complete the project. Saving Changes...
Anonymous
Simple
1. Project Life Cycle = Span of time from start to end of a project
2. Project Life Cycle consists of a few sequential/overlapping phases, each phase produces a major deliverable such as feasibility report, basic design, etc.
3. The process groups (or set of processes) repeat in every phase
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3 replies by George Lewis and Stéphane Parent
Dec 17, 2017 7:07 AM
George Lewis
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Hi Mounir - thanks for your reply...
Can you expand on your statements, and include examples... Especially on the fact that process groups repeats in every phase.
The clear way you explained might the the base of my answer...
All life cycle's have a beginning, a middle and an end, with various names for the fluff in between. Saving Changes...
Mansoor MustafaSenior PM| Government DepartmentRawalpindi Punjab, Pakistan
Phases are Intiation,Planning,Execution,Monitoring and Controlling and Closing. ecWhereas life cycle have a begining, middle and end. You can give any any to them Saving Changes...
Anonymous
George,
How would you answer?
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1 reply by George Lewis
Dec 17, 2017 7:17 AM
George Lewis
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Mounir - I have a basic answer but, I'm glad I have not responded yet, because I would have missed part of a good responses.
Project Life Cycle (a more generic term) can contain process groups (which is a PMI standard)... what I have missed as most people do is the last portion of your statement, is that the Process Groups are designed to “repeat” in every phase of the Project Life-Cycle.
So I'm still reading before I respond...
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George LewisProgram/Project Manager| DXC Technology CompanyHeredia, Costa Rica
Hi Mounir - thanks for your reply...
Can you expand on your statements, and include examples... Especially on the fact that process groups repeats in every phase.
The clear way you explained might the the base of my answer... Saving Changes...
