ABSTRACT
The chicken and egg scenario' is predominantly managed via the phases and Decision Gates of a lifecycle. The early feasibility and scoping work is funded from an annual budget. In a practical sense the Business Case assumes major importance by dint of the signatures it bears. Organizations frequently deliver projects in parallel with other projects or ongoing activities within their commercial portfolio. Some organizations have Development Project Managers and Delivery Project Managers who are engaged before, and after, Business Case approval, respectively. The second phase is Definition' and the phase product is the Project Management Plan' (PMP). The third phase is Implementation' and, having planned the work in the previous phase. Since the project manager and the delivery team finish their involvement in the project at the end of the Handover and Closeout phase, it would seem appropriate to consider the end of the project has been reached. Termination' involves the decommissioning and safe disposal of the asset.
