Project life cycle: A guide to designing and implementing local development projects

Abstract

Local development and projects design related to it that substitute imports and generarate export items have become one of the Cuban economy priorities in its development plan up to 2030. That is why, the objective of this research was to offer a guide for the design and implementation of local development projects, of productive and economical type. To attain this objective, it was analyzed the life cycle stages of several types of projects and the elements to be developed in each of them, besides, it was carried out interviews and reviews of the local projects reports in Cuba. The main result of the research was a guide that, through actions to be carried out in each stage of their life cycle, contributes to achieve the effectiveness of these projects and serves as a reference material for their managers. Based on the characteristics of local development projects in Cuba, four stages in their life cycle were identified and a series of actions to be carried out at each stage were designed. The implementation of this tool in more than fifteen local development projects in Holguín province allowed achieving better results, both the increase of the projects in execution and a greater effectiveness in those that were in operation.

Keywords

• ciclo de vida
• desarrollo local
• efectividad
• proyecto de desarrollo local