Common Phases in Project Planning

Whether the system is an organization, department, business, project, etc., the fundamental planning process typically includes similar nature of activities performed in similar sequence. The phases are carried out carefully or -- in some instances -- intuitively, for instance, when preparing a very small, straightforward effort. The complexity of the various phases (in addition to their duplication through the entire system) rely on the scope of the system. For instance, inside a large corporation, the next phases will be completed within the corporate offices, in each division, in each department, in each group, etc.
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