Probably the major premature closure difference is in the projects products. As mentioned above, it is likely that some products may be fully complete and others partially complete. A decision needs to be made if it is worth completing and of the latter type because it will enhance their worth in terms of current or future benefits.
Some however are best left as they are — possibly for their scrap value alone. Another aspect is the human resources being used on the project, if it has been necessary to follow a premature closure, then such staff or third party organizations need to be released early.
There may be some financial pain on contract agreements if such entities are to be brought to premature closure. The project manager will want to meet with the Senior User, and agree what benefits remain on track to be realized if any and what are now not likely to happen.
Accordingly the Benefits Review Plan must be updated and put before the project board for agreement as part of your premature closure.
Probably the final key aspect here is of Lessons Learned. It is worth it, though. Your products will have better support and the lessons learned can inform future projects. Monthly archive. Blog categories. Get a quote Make an enquiry. Posted on Friday, 20th September What is project closure? Make sure that the products can be supported once the project is disbanded. Work on any risks and issues that remain open by following up on recommended actions.
Why is project closure important? In the case of project closure needing a premature close, then the reasons for this should be entered and updated on the Issue Register, and if necessary any additional work may be needed to buy the complete unfinished products or to make them safe. There is a chance that if such extra activities are large, then the tolerance of the last stage may be exceeded, and which case project closure will be put on hold while, the project board consider what to do next with based on the Exception Report that the project manage will have raised.
Once the project manager has determined that the project should and can be closed, then a recommendation of such should be raised to the project board in the form of a closure recommendation. The final activity in any project, is the authorize project closure within the Directing a Project process. David spent 25 years as a senior project manager for USA multinationals, and has deep experience in project management. He now develops a wide range of project-related downloadable video training products under the Primer and Projex Academy brand names.
In addition, David runs project management training seminars across the world, and is a prolific writer on the many topics of project management.
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