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FOUNDATIONUnderstand the business lifecycle

PS 101 · PROCESS OVERVIEW

What is Project System?

Structure, schedule, execute, and financially control temporary work across capital, customer, internal, maintenance, and manufacturing scenarios.

Project System flow

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How the lifecycle works

  1. 01

    Initiate

    Define the temporary objective, sponsor, responsibility, dates, and intended financial outcome.

    Creates Governed mandate

  2. 02

    Structure

    Break work into WBS elements and, where useful, networks, activities, relationships, milestones, and components.

    Creates Shared delivery model

  3. 03

    Plan

    Plan dates, resources, cost, revenue, procurement, funding, capacity, and risks.

    Creates Approved baseline

  4. 04

    Execute and control

    Release, procure, confirm, post, measure progress, compare plan with actuals, and manage change.

    Creates Explainable performance

  5. 05

    Settle and close

    Perform period-end accounting, settlement or revenue recognition, complete deliverables, and preserve evidence.

    Creates Closed project

PROJECT EVIDENCE

Connect approved scope to delivered outcome

This lens answers a different question from the lifecycle above: what evidence proves the result at each ownership boundary?

AUTHORITYWhich approved scope, budget, dates, and accountable owner govern the project?
EXECUTIONWhich WBS, network, commitment, milestone, and actual cost show progress?
FINANCIAL RESULTDo allocation, settlement, forecast, variance, and period evidence agree?
CLOSUREAre deliverables accepted, open obligations resolved, and ownership transferred?
CONTINUE THE PATHContinue to PS 202

Move into reusable structures, controls, documents, and financial mechanics.

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