Closing Process Steps

In the closing phase you should do the following:

1. Get the formal sing off from customer (you can said it like a formal acceptance of the deliverable)

2. Write the Lessons Learnt

3. Complete the project archives. Project files (It includes information in the project activities, including project scope, cost, time, risk and change management.). Project closure documentation (if project is cancelled before time)

4. Release the team.

Item 2,3 are OPAs. (Organizational Process Assets). Some authors manage the project files different than the project archives.

In Ritta's is that last thing to be done is release the team, but before you should complete the project archives.

Example:

A project is considered closed, when

 A)    Clients accept the product

B)     Lesson learned are completed

C)    Archives are completed

D)    Contract is finished


http://pmzilla.com/steps-closing-process