Project Management Framework
Closure
While the Closure Phase is not absolutely critical to the project's success it is very important to the success of future projects and the success of an agency's Project Management Office. Many of the Closure Phase best practices are designed to harvest the maximum knowledge, momentum, and good will from a project in ways that can benefit future projects. Post Implementation Reviews, lessons learned, staff transfer releases, and the final celebration are just some of the practices that directly or indirectly build a strong foundation for the next challenge.
Closure Phase best practices are also important to the project itself. Some projects are easy to close, especially once the budget is exhausted. But other projects can drag on, particularly if there are still pending issues, change requests or outstanding bugs, and ending these projects can be difficult. Closure Phase best practices provide the tools to help wrap things up and hand over the product to the client.
