Project Management for Small Projects, Third Edition, 3rd Edition

10 Closing

Projects, by definition, end. When the project is finished, the project manager should finalize all project activities. But what does this mean for small projects? And how much formality does it really take to close a simple project?

Closing Process Summary

The PMBOK® Guide, sixth edition, defines the closing process group as “those processes performed to formally complete or close the project, phase, or contract.”¹ This process group, when completed, verifies that the defined processes are completed within all of the process groups to close the project or a project phase, as appropriate, and formally establishes that the project or ...