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Terms and Conditions of Use
This LifecycleStep™ Project Lifecycle Process
website is unique. Although you will find piecemeal information on the
project lifecycle on many websites, very few have a complete model for how
to define your IT Development project lifecycle. None of them are as comprehensive, yet as
easily understandable as LifecycleStep. The content on this website can be
used as a reference for individual company employees for use on
individual project teams.
Question: Why is this valuable content available for free?
Answer:
It is the desire of TenStep to make this material available freely
to as many individuals as possible, so their organizations will see the
value of purchasing a license for widespread use. TenStep also
encourages individuals to license the LifecycleStep™ process for use on their
assignments.
The content on this website can be copied and utilized by individual
readers at no cost, except as follows:
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