Managing a closure
The project manager's responsibility
- Is to make suitable recommendations
- Including identifying impacts one way or the other
The sponsor's responsibility
- Is to make the decision to stop a project
If the "plug is pulled"
- Inform your stakeholders and your team
- Explain the reasons
- Thank all for their efforts (It's not the end of the world!)
- Close all contracts and accounts
- Complete Lessons Learned
- Complete project closure check list