ABSTRACT
The topics of the preceding six chapters fall largely under the realm of planning and are initially addressed in the conception and definition phases of the project life cycle. By the end of the definition phase the project manager and team will have prepared a full set of requirements and specifications and a somewhat complete plan for the most immediate stages of the project, as well as an outline for the remaining stages, which constitute the execution phase or “delivery” part of the project life cycle. What happens in the execution phase, and what most outsiders see when they look at a project, is the first topic of this chapter.
