Project Audit Closure by Derek Hendrikz

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Project audit and closure by Derek Hendrikz covers project management closure report, formative and summative and team evaluation, milestone, time, cost, quality analysis. Scope achievement and other. www.derekhendrikz.com

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Project Audit & Closure

Copyright © 2007 - 2012: Derek Hendrikz Consulting

Derek Hendrikzwww.derekhendrikz.com

Copyright © 2014

Derek Hendrikz Consulting

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Elements of a Project Closure Report:

Classification of the project; Analysis of information gathered; Recommendations; Lessons learned; and Appendix.

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Barriers to Project Success:

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Criteria for measuring project –team effectiveness

The team’s shared sense of common purpose, and each member’s willingness to work toward achieving project objectives.

Respect was shown for other points of view. Different opinions was encouraged and freely expressed.

Interaction amongst team members occurred in a comfortable, supportive atmosphere.

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Your project is complete when… www.derekhendrikz.com

1. The key stages and milestones are all completed.

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2. Outputs and outcomes meet quality specifications.

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3. Project completed on time and within budget.

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4. Sponsor accepted and signed off the project.

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Agenda of a project closure meeting:

Reviewing the outputs or outcomes. Confirming the arrangements of any follow-

up work. Thanking the team, the sponsors and the

stakeholders for their support. Presenting the completion report for

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2 forms of project evaluation…

Formative project evaluation: Evaluating the project as it is implemented.

Summative project evaluation: Evaluating the project on completion.

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Summative evaluation is a process for identifying…

1. What the project has achieved.

2. The aspects of the project that went well.

3. The aspects of the project that went less well.

4. Things that you would do differently next time.

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Analysis of Project Results:

Consider numbers, e.g. how much has been achieved at what

cost;

Consider quality, whether appropriate and not to high or low;

Seek out both positive and negative evidence;

Make comparisons; and

Look for patterns in evidence.

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Consider the following…