This Project Closure article will help you take the steps needed to close your project quickly and efficiently. The 'Project Closure Report' will help you handover the deliverables and documentation to the customer, terminate supplier contracts and release resources back to the business. The 'Post Implementation Review' will help you to determine the level of project success and identify lessons learned for future projects.- Project Closure Report
- Post Implementation Review
Project Closure Report
Closing a project is not as easy as it seems.
- First ensure that the project closure criteria have been fully satisfied and that there are no outstanding items remaining.
- Identify a release plan for the project deliverables, documentation, supplier contracts and resources.
- Initiate a communication plan to inform all project stakeholders that the project has now been closed.
Review overall success by undertaking a Post Implementation Review.
This review helps you to determine
- whether the project delivered the business benefits,
- met the customer's requirements and
- remained within scope and budget.
- whether the project conformed to the management processes identified, such as Change Management and Quality Management.
