Microsoft: Project 2013 Plain & Simple

Chapter 11. Closing the project

In this section:

• Setting any remaining duration or work to zero

• Setting milestones to 100% complete

• Inactivating unnecessary tasks

• Comparing the final schedule to the baseline

• Comparing different project versions

• Saving a plan as a template

A project schedule needs to be updated during each stage of the life cycle, and this is no less important at the end of the project than it is during the execution phase of the project. It’s important to formally close the project in order to tidy up any loose ends and to review any lessons learned so that they can be applied to future projects. Tidying up loose ends involves making sure any tasks that were worked on have zero remaining work or duration, that milestones are set to complete ...