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Melanie McBride, Project Management Basics, 10.1007/978-1-4842-2086-3_6

6. Closing Your First Project

Melanie McBride

(1)Chandler, Arizona, USA

By now you should be feeling pretty good; you and your team have successfully released the project deliverables and the project is practically over. All that remains to do is the closure activities, so hang on for a few more checklist items, which once completed, will allow you to pull an Elvis . . . and leave the building! There’s actually not much work to be done during Closing, but the work there is needs to be done in a timely manner. To properly close the project, you and your team need to review the team’s performance and identify areas of improvement for future projects. You ...

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