Exam 9: Closing the Project

There may be circumstances that require a project to be terminated before it is completed.

The open-ended question post project evaluation meeting should contain an opportunity to talk about possible additional projects and assume permission to use the customer as a reference with potential customers.

At the meeting with the project team at the end of the project, the project manager should lead a discussion of what happened during performance of the project and solicit specific recommendations for improvement.

Lessons learnt may be lost from a project if they are not captured at the moment the lesson is learnt.

As part of, or in addition to, the documents in the archive, it can be valuable to create a database of common data elements from past projects in order to analyse and determine if there are trends or correlations that

The purpose of identifying and documenting lessons learnt is to capitalise on the knowledge and experience gained on the project in order to

The process of closing the project involves various actions, including

The process of closing the project involves various actions, including

Just as important as having the internal post project meetings within the project organisation is having a post project evaluation meeting with the customer or sponsor.

The post project evaluation meeting with the project sponsor should contain an opportunity to ask closed-ended questions about possible additional projects and obtain permission to use the customer as a reference with potential customers.

The process of closing the project involves various actions, including

Verifying that all payments have been made to any subcontractors, consultants, vendors, or suppliers for any purchased materials or services is completed during the

Have lessons learnt as an agenda topic on a new project and include in project management training.

Projects can also be terminated by the sponsor or customer for financial situations.

The project team should wait until the end of the project to capture and document lessons learnt.

During project closing, the project team or contractor should ensure that copies of appropriate project documentation are properly organised, filed, and archived so that

The project manager should schedule the meeting immediately following the delivery of the final report rather than waiting for a time when the customer is in a position to really determine whether the project met expectations and achieved the anticipated benefits.

The system should organise information so that it has complex commands to retrieve information by category or subject of lesson learnt or by key words.

The should prepare a written report of project performance including lessons learnt and recommendations.

Hold meetings at the end of the project with team members to have feedback from each team member about their performance and how to improve future projects.