Abstract
The paper identifies the role of top management as a moderator during planning, monitoring, controlling, and evaluation phases for the success of a project. This study also discusses the novelties of the coordination between role of top management and legitimate power of project manager as significant impact on project performance and success during project life cycle phases. The instrument is adapted to measure planning, monitoring, controlling, evaluation, the role of project manager, project performance, project success, and the role of top management. Managers are targeted for data collection from the construction sector, education sector, and IT sector for the analysis. The findings show that coordination between variables as well as the role of a project manager is like a bridge between top management and other team members in four phases of project life cycle (planning, monitoring, controlling, and evaluation) for ultimate success. This study has a significant advantage for the organization and industries before implementing any project as it will be helpful for the top management to give authority and responsibility to the project managers while considering the scope of the project. For academia, this study helps to enhance the knowledge area of project management by introducing coordination management while discussing the other knowledge areas of project management. 
 Keywords: project planning, project monitoring, project controlling, project evaluation, role of project manager, project performance, project success.
 Jell Classification: H43; O22
Highlights
Project management is splendidly shining on the face of globe and appended to itself in all fields of life as it has evolved a prestigious topic for business, public institutions, science, and management (Bannerman, 2008; Morris, et al, 2006; Wastian, et al, 2014)
The findings show that coordination between variables as well as the role of a project manager is like a bridge between top management and other team members in four phases of project life cycle for ultimate success
This study extended the research of project life cycle theory by introducing the evaluation in the execution phase with side by side evaluation by the project manager and taking instant actions which facilitate to run the project in a better way
Summary
Project management is splendidly shining on the face of globe and appended to itself in all fields of life as it has evolved a prestigious topic for business, public institutions, science, and management (Bannerman, 2008; Morris, et al, 2006; Wastian, et al, 2014). It tells the feasibility of project and states the scope of the project (Archibald, et al, 2012). This study showed the significant impact of personal factor in the domain of planning, monitoring, and controlling of project life cycle with integrating skill and knowledge of these phases
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