Perform Project Closure

Project closure involves undertaking a series of activities to wind up the project, including:

• Identifying any outstanding items (activities, risks or issues)
• Producing a hand-over plan to transfer the deliverables to the customer environment
• Listing the activities required to hand over documentation, cancel supplier contracts and release project resources to the business
• Communicating closure to all stakeholders and interested parties

A project closure report is submitted to the customer and/or project sponsor for approval. The project manager is then responsible for undertaking each of the activities identified within the project closure report on time and according to budget.

The project is closed only when all activities identified in the project closure report have been completed.