Program closure deliverables and objectives
Artifact/Deliverable |
Required or optional |
---|---|
(last revised Aug 17, 2015) |
x |
(last revised Sep 4, 2015) |
x |
Closure meeting | x |
The program closure phase objectives include:
- acknowledge program completion, with a final Sponsor sign off/acceptance of deliverables and benefits
- assess program success
- identify, document, and share best practices and lessons learned with other projects and programs
- release the program team
- provide an opportunity to thank the program team for their efforts and congratulate them on their accomplishments
- provide an opportunity for final program communications to stakeholders and others interested in the program
- transition any remaining deliverables to operations
- transition outstanding issues and benefit measurements to operations
- forward future initiatives and projects into ideation and intake processes
- provide feedback into continuous improvement of program management methodology
- update the program and portfolio information
- archive program management artifacts
Projects that were executed as components of the program will have completed their own project closure. The program can not close until all components within the program have closed.
The closure phase stages the final deliverables for ongoing operations.
PMO services to support project closure
- Facilitation and/or consulting towards:
- issuing satisfaction survey and providing the anonymous responses
- lessons learned collection and documentation
- program success measures
- closure report
- A closure meeting to:
- share program experiences for continuous improvement into program management processes
- share business experiences
- answer any questions and offer assistance
- discuss program success and how PMG may help future programs
- update the program and portfolio information
- understand how closure of this program enables other portfolio projects or programs
- discuss recommendations the PMG may assist with implementing
- bring forward future initiatives and projects
- discuss benefit realization
- archive program management artifacts
To request these services, please submit a ticket to the PMO.