# Project Lifecycle

A typical project lifecycle will go as follows:

## 1. Scan Data Acquisition

See [Raw Data](/docs/imaging/data-organization/general-documentation/data-first-steps.md).

## 2. File Organization

See [MRI Data Organization](/docs/imaging/data-organization/general-documentation/bids-data-organization.md).

## 3. Raw Data QC

See [Raw Data QC](https://app.gitbook.com/o/poGrtA8Dj3iPp5zmZKdK/s/iDgWwNd2W0ZWe2XnzLuq/~/changes/130/image-qc/raw-data-qc) for details.

## 4. Sorting and Converting

See [Raw Data](/docs/imaging/data-organization/general-documentation/data-first-steps.md).

## 5. Preprocessing

See [Preprocessing](/docs/imaging/image-analysis/preprocessing.md).

## 6. Downstream Analysis

This depends entirely on the goals of the PI. See [Native Space Analysis](broken://pages/SaKx0kVXrzyGt4htLMzK), [Registration](/docs/imaging/image-analysis/registration.md), and other downstream analysis tools and pipeline pages.

## 7. Archiving

See [Archiving](https://app.gitbook.com/o/poGrtA8Dj3iPp5zmZKdK/s/iDgWwNd2W0ZWe2XnzLuq/~/changes/125/image-analysis/archiving).


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