What are the phases of a project and the activities within each?

What will be an ideal response?

Answer: The five phases of a generic project are concept, definition, planning, performance, and post-completion. In the concept phase the project planners develop a broad definition of what the project is and what the scope will be. In the project definition phase, planners identify how to accomplish and organize for the work, the key personnel and resources, and develop tentative schedules and budgets. In the planning phase, items from the definition phase are revisited and expressed in greater detail. Planners prepare detailed plans that identify activities, time and budget targets, and the resources needed to complete each task. In the fourth phase of the project, the organization actually starts to execute the project plan. In the post-completion phase, the manager or team confirms the final outcome, conducts a post implementation meeting to critique the project effort and personnel, and reassigns project personnel.