CONTROL PROCESS

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Closing Projects (PMBOK® Guide 4.6)

  What: Completion of project management tasks at the end of a project or phase.
  When: Project (or phase) closure.
  Results: Final project documents, approvals, and documented lessons learned.

This process is used to close a project. It is also applicable to project reviews on longer projects at life cycle phase, iteration, or stage gate transitions.

Obtain Formal Acceptance

Review requirements collection and scope definition and your records of scope change control to verify the project deliverable requirements. Validate that all final testing is aligned with the agreed-upon specifications.

Work with the people who must evaluate your project results to complete scope verification ...

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