Microsoft® Office Project 2007 Inside Out

Closing a Project

After the planning, executing, and controlling processes of the project, the final process is the closing of the project. At this point, you’ve fulfilled the goals of the project and it’s now complete. In the closing stages of the project, you can analyze project performance with concrete data about schedule, cost, and resource use. You can also identify lessons learned and save acquired project knowledge.

Analyzing Project Performance

Review your overall project and compare your baseline plan to your actual plan. You can review variances in the schedule, in costs, and in assignment work. Any large variances can help point out problem areas in the project. Some helpful reports for such analysis include the following:

• Project Summary ...