set of phases that a project / programme passes through from its initiation to its closure

Note 1 to entry: The phases of the project / programme are typically: initial expression of need, feasibility, definition, development, production, operation, disposal.

Note 2 to entry: The life cycle is a structured and comprehensive scenario, developed as a common reference for all stakeholders concerned and aimed at taking into account all the contexts and processes in which the product must be involved during of his life.

Go to the French version: cycle de vie (d'un projet/programme)

Related definitions: life cycle (of a product), programme