Chapter 14. The Termination Phase
Do not turn back when you are just at the goal. | ||
| --PUBLILIUS SYRUS Maxims | ||
One characteristic of a project is that it is of temporary duration. By definition, every project has a definite ending point. The problem is that projects have a definite ending point only if there is a formal ending to the project. Otherwise, projects can extend beyond what would normally be considered the ending point, even for years beyond. In my seminars, I often have students ask, “How do you get a project to end?” or say, “I have a project that never seems to go away.”
The termination phase is as important as any other phase, but many organizations do not support the activities of this phase because of the competitive pressure to start ...
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