{"id":19,"date":"2009-10-14T09:57:12","date_gmt":"2009-10-14T13:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/its\/project-office\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2026-02-03T14:30:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T19:30:40","slug":"project-lifecycle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/its\/project-office\/methodology\/project-lifecycle\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Lifecycle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ITS Project Management Lifecycle is composed of four phases that are grouped together to describe, organize, and successfully deliver the desired outcomes for a project. Those phases are Initiation, Planning, Execution, and Close Out. While Intake is not considered a phase of the project, there are some tasks performed at this step that enable the project to begin.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1948\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/its\/project-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Placemat.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2438\" height=\"1451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/its\/project-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Placemat.png 2438w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/its\/project-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Placemat-240x143.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/its\/project-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Placemat-400x238.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/its\/project-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Placemat-160x95.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/its\/project-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Placemat-768x457.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/its\/project-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Placemat-1536x914.png 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/its\/project-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Placemat-2048x1219.png 2048w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/its\/project-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/Placemat-360x214.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2438px) 100vw, 2438px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Please click one of the following links to read more:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/its\/project-office\/intake\/\">Intake<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/its\/project-office\/methodology\/project-lifecycle\/initiation\/\">Initiation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/its\/project-office\/methodology\/project-lifecycle\/planning\/\">Planning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/its\/project-office\/methodology\/project-lifecycle\/execution\/\">Execution<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/its\/project-office\/methodology\/project-lifecycle\/closure\/\">Close Out<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ITS Project Management Lifecycle is composed of four phases that are grouped together to describe, organize, and successfully deliver the desired outcomes for a project. 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