Splitting your project into phases

Sometimes, it is important to group project-related tasks into work packages or phases. One possible scenario in a non-IT related project would be, for example, Development of a new road system. In such a case, the first phase of the project would be expropriation of land, preparation of soil, building the road, and building the support infrastructure. Moreover, each of these phases has an independent task that is specific to that phase of the project. In IT projects, phases may vary from those strictly based upon some software development methodology, to more product-oriented phases, which include marketing, advertising campaigns, and so on, depending upon the nature of the project. Phases or work packages in IT and general project management may be grouped either by functionality, by the nature of tasks (development, design, and marketing,) or by some kind of phase that is based on schedule, payment, or product releases.

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