Project Closure
The outputs of this process are Final Product, Service or Result Transition, and Organizational Process Assets Update. While the former output can be deduced, the latter output is more complex. It involves capturing all project artifacts, such as the Project Management Plan, Risk Register, and Stakeholder Register. It’ll include formal documentation on the completion or termination of the project/phase. As a project manager, you will review the contract and the customer acceptance documentation.
A key activity that takes places during this process is that lessons learned are identified and documented. Future projects may use these lessons and avoid project failure. Hence, projects need to be closed earnestly. To succeed in this, ensure that the team appreciates the problems that they faced! The lessons learned are not only for reviewing the problems faced, but makes team members retrospect on the successes.
The following figure shows some of the activities that are typically performed during the Close Project or Phase process.
