Project life cycle.

Wikipedia. (n.d.). Project life cycle. In Wikipedia. Retrieved July 17, 2025, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_life_cycle

This Wikipedia entry provides a broad overview of the project life cycle, summarizing various industry perspectives and methodologies. It describes the typical sequence of phases—initiation, planning, execution, and closure—and how these phases differ across sectors such as construction, software development, and aerospace. The article also discusses different lifecycle models, including waterfall, iterative, and agile approaches. As a community-maintained resource, it offers a high-level synthesis of project management standards from global bodies like PMI and APM. While it serves as a useful introductory reference for understanding the general structure of projects, the entry also points toward more specialized and rigorous management frameworks.