Project Life Cycle

Four specific phases in a project's life cycle must work together if a built development is to be successful. The four phases include design, installation, inspection and maintenance. Long term management and maintenance problems can occur if deficiencies are present in any one or more phases. Consider the following:

Design - Poor design solutions, which do not adequately address site use, will create maintenance problems.

Installation - An incorrectly or poorly installed site design will create long term problems even if the original design is well conceived. If a design is poorly conceived and poorly installed, problems will be magnified.

Inspection - If timely inspections are not conducted the likelihood of incorrect installation occurring increases. Also, field and change order considerations based on field condition adjustments cannot be appropriately addressed.

Maintenance - If not maintained, a well conceived, installed and inspected site design will fail over time.

All four phases must work together to achieve success