Adaptable Project Management – A combination of Agile and Project Management for All (PM4A)

CHAPTER 15: THE CLOSE PHASE

15.1 Purpose

This is the equivalent of the Agile transition phase.

Once all the products have been created, the project team doesn’t simply disband and move to other work. A project must come to a controlled end and be closed down in an organised and structured way. The client and development team must agree that a project has met its objectives before it can close and there must be a check that there are no outstanding problems or requests. The development team must also agree with the client that the end product meets the acceptance criteria.

In summary, the purposes of the Close phase are to:

•Confirm the products meet their acceptance criteria;

•Handover the completed products;

•Create a project closure report; ...