Lesson 3

• Phase 5: Project Closure & Evaluation
• PROJECT CLOSURE & EVALUATION

  ·      Provides a fixed point at which acceptance for the project products is confirmed. Termination of all the workers.
• Two Stages in Project Closure:

  • Hand Over the Project Products Step
  • Evaluate the Project Step
• Stage in Project Closure: Hand Over the Project Products Step

  ·      Includes the hand-over of the project & follow-on actions
• Steps in Project Closure: Evaluate the Project Step

  ·      Assesses the effectiveness of the project
• Post Mortem Meeting

  ·      Done by PM every project closure & evaluation. Evaluate what didn’t/went well. Used to understand lessons learned for future improvements of other projects.
• Project Recycling

  ·      Output diffusion, may lead to policy/program & project improvements

  ·      Decision to expand, duplicate, abort or institutionalize project within the organization permanently

  ·      Identification of linkages/spillover investments

  ·      Preparation of follow up investment proposals
• Project Evaluation

  ·      Provides the team the opportunity to look back & share their thoughts on how the project went. Give their suggestion & recommendation if the project is repeated.
• Summative Evaluation

  ·      A document that post implementation review of project. Comparing two projects against the objectives and if it followed the mgmt. process outlines in the planning phase.
• Components of Project Closure:

  • Administrative Closure
  • Post Implementation Meeting
  • Project Report
  • Celebration!
• Summative Evaluation must be completed before the project formally closes.