1. A system, comprising: a master project managing service implemented in a machine-accessible and readable medium and to process on a machine; and a virtual project definition implemented in a machine-accessible and readable medium and to be interpreted by the master project managing service; wherein the master project managing service is to interpret the virtual project definition to manage a master project having a plurality of stages associated with its lifecycle, wherein each stage is associated with a different processing environment, and wherein the master project managing service in response to directives and policies associated with the virtual project definition initially deploys some resources associated with the master project when the master project is initiated in an initial stage of the lifecycle and delays deploying other deferred resources associated with the master project until permitted to deploy those deferred resources in response to the policies.