Project Close down - Project Management Process by IPMA

What is the objective of the project close down?

• Handover has happened.
• Documentation of project success
• Lesson learned session and knowledge transfer into the organization
• Formal event to show end of project
• Rough post-project plans drafted
• Accounting/Finance informed

How can a project closing be organized? 



Project Close Down

Planning:	Planning of the rough elements at the beginning of the project setup
Planning workshop:	Planning of the key elements of the closing workshop (e.g. objective, agenda, lesson learnt)
Closing workshop:	Doing of the workshop, can be a day workshop, can be a quick debriefing depending on the project size.
Follow Up:	Follow up meeting/ discussion based on the results of the closing workshop.
Closing:	Finalization and archiving of documents, accounting informed.