CHAPTER 7
Program Closure
“Begin at the beginning,” the King said gravely, “and go on till you come to the end; then stop.”
—Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Some programs have end points in mind at their start; some are expected to close at some point but are initiated with no defined deadline; and still others are initiated as open-ended efforts that could go on indefinitely. In many ways, programs are similar to partnerships in their range of durations—all the way from partnerships based on a single contract to arrangements expected to be permanent. Like partnerships, however, even programs that might go on forever need a process for closure and termination.
As with most closure processes, the main areas of focus are completing ...
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