Chapter 20 Feasibility and planning

Marian Bosch-Rekveldt, Hans Bakker and Marcel Hertogh

DOI: 10.4324/9781003274179-23

Introduction

Feasibility and planning are part of the so-called Front End Development (FED) phase of a traditional project life cycle (Bosch-Rekveldt, 2014). The aim of the FED phase is to gather as much information as possible to prepare for the final investment decision (FID) and hence the next phases of the project in case a positive decision is taken. Further down in the project life cycle, the activities are performed with an increasing level of detail and accuracy.

The traditional project life cycle (generally subdivided into stages like initiation or concept development/feasibility/plan, define or design/execution ...

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