Objectives
- Verifying customer acceptance of products.
- Ensuring that the user side can maintain the product.
- Reviewing the performance of the project
- Assessing the Benefits.
- Addressing all open issues and risks.
Roles and Responsibilities
Corp. Or Prog. Mgmt
Approve Benefits Review Plan, Lessons Report.
Executive
Approves Follow-on Action Recommendations, Acceptance Records, End Project Report, Draft Project Closure Notification; Review Benefits Review Plan, Lessons Report.
Senior User
Approves FAR, AR, EPR, DPCN; Review BRP, LR.
Senior Supplier
Approves FAR, AR, EPR, DPCN; Review BRP, LR.
Project Manager
Creates FAR, EPR, LR, DPCN; Obtain AR.
Project Assurance
Review documents; advise PM.
Project Support
Create Product Status Account, Update Configuration Item Records.
Applying the Themes
Business Case (Why)
Business Case and Benefits Review Plan are updated.
Organisation (Who)
Inform the stakeholders, create Draft Project Closure Notification.
Quality (What)
Confirm that acceptance Criteria have been met. Close the Quality Register.
Plans (How, How much, When)
Review and update the Project Plan.
Risk (What if)
Close the Risk Register.
Change (What is the impact)
Update and close the Issue Register.
Progress (Where are we, direction, should we carry on)
Confirm the product is delivered as defined, create Follow-on Action Recommendations, Lessons Report, End Project Report; review Project Initiation Documentation; close Lessons Log.