Although it takes place at the end of the project lifecycle, closing a project is an equally important step in managing a project. In the final phase, project manager has the opportunity to schedule a formal completion or de-commissioning meeting with the client, project team and Project Sponsor. “The purpose of the meeting is to review the final acceptance document and obtain final approval that the project is complete and objectives have been attained” (Mastering-projectmanagement.com, 2014). This phase also entails celebrating the success of the project, identifying and planning for any follow up activities, and reflecting on lessons learned to be applied to future projects. The activities other activities such as budget audits, gathering and storing all documentation, and creating a final report including a Lessons Learned document all take place in the closure phase of the project(Darnall & Preston, 2010). The six week long systems upgrade project at Royal Tires was a success. The client accepted the deliverables with pleasure and commended the project team for an on time completion with a surplus budget. After a few tested runs of the new system as indicated by the Work Breakdown Structure, I as project manager drafted a formal request for acceptance letter to the project sponsor and client indicating the project has been completed. After the letter was accepted, I presented project closure documentation to the client. The project contract manager then began collecting and reviewing all the contact documentation to ensure that all obligation had been fulfilled by both parties. Since the terms of the contract dictated that payment would be rendered upon delivery, a request for payment letter was sent to the client. To ens... ... middle of paper ... .../or to the schedule occurred during the project? What did you learn from this? How were project resources estimated, as well as the project schedule? How these were documented and communicated to the project stakeholders” (CA.gov)? The answers to these questions provide the valuable lessons that will be used as a template to develop future similar projects. After the Lessons Learned Session, I created a Post Implementation Evaluation Report (PIER) contains the project summary and sent it to archiving. Finally, after all the business aspects of the project closure had been completed, the team organized a n even to celebrate the success of the project. We also took this opportunity to acknowledge specific group and individual efforts that aided in the overall success of the project. Sincere thanks were extended to the client for a successful business partnership.
The initiation phase of a project is not complete without a clearly defined goal and realistic, measurable objectives that describe the business benefits which are expected to be delivered upon completion of a project (Laureate Educatio...
“After finishing the job we moved to another work site where the contractor said we would be paid there. After working a total ...
The first issue is the supposed allocation of resources. With this new plan, more officers, money and time are needed. The town may not have the resources to adequectly implement this program. For this project to go smoothly, more research must be done to quantify the proposed increases and justify their nessecity.
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This process is aimed at ensuring the project being pursued has a potential of delivering by adhering to the allocated time, sticking to the budget and very important, meeting customers specifications (Mott McDonald, 2002). It involves assessing the projects at critical stages (also referred to as gates) in its lifecycle and thus assuring it can advance to the next stage successfully. This function is performed by an independent experienced team, after which they assure the Senior Responsible Owners that the project can progress successfully (National Academies US & National Research US, 2004). There are six critical stages (gateways) in the lifecycle of a project that the independent gateway review team will evaluate and thus provide th...
During the time I was journaling for this project, I misinterpreted the focus. Instead of the group doing this project together, we have each been working at different paces if you will. So, in consideration of the directions for this summary, I cannot rightly say that we agreed together for two weeks on this experience, and in so doing may have come to a different end result than if we had agreed. With that in mind, I have decided to include excerpts from my journal within my overall response to the project, along with reflection and insight into specific instances that stand out in my mind.
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An important step during and after any process or project is to go back to analyze and evaluate how the project went. In this paper, we will look at the case analyses to describe the strategies used in them, identify who emerged as the leaders, evaluate the effectiveness, and articulate what I learned from participating in these groups. In the first group, Melissa Martinez volunteered to lead, which seemed fine until we encountered “the technical glitch.” As the resulting problems further and further impeded our way, the group as a whole took individual leadership roles to work to resolve the issue.
The firm need to replace all seven of the large copiers the firm used. The plan was to switch all of the copiers out during the middle of a day. Everything had to go perfect and the legal assistants had to notice no change other than cleaner looking copies. There was a tight timeframe and high expectations for this project.
(Williams v Roffey 1990), Building contracts entered into an agreement with Shepherd bush housing association to refurbish some of their flats. Both the parties agreed to the amount which agreed to pay to the claimant but after 6 months or so the claimant realized that the promised price was not sufficient for them to complete the carpentry work within the mentioned time. The claimant asked the defendant to pay them extra money to finish the work with the time scale and the defendant agreed to pay them. After couple of weeks the claimant d...
There was a huge and a high pressure government project which had to be completed in a short span of time. It had several teams associated with different
This report is being written as if you were to fully design my senior project. These are all
When planning a new project, how the project will be managed is one of the most important factors. The importance of a managers will determine the success of the project. The success of the project will be determined by how well it is managed. Project management is referred to as the discipline that entails the processes of carefully planning, organizing, controlling, and motivating the organization resources so as to foster and facilitate the achievement of specific established and desired goals and meet the specific criteria of success required in the organization (Larson, 2014). Over the course of this paper I will be discussing and analyzing the importance of project management.
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