Exam 14: Project Closure

Which part of the final report examines in detail the underlying causes of problems, issues, and successes relative to the project and includes concise, factual review statements of the project?

Before an evaluation of the project team can be effective and useful, a minimum core of conditions needs to be in place before the project begins.Which of the following would NOT be one of those conditions?

The key requirement in selection of the facilitator is one who is the end-user.

__________ of lessons learned are designed to improve performance on current and future projects.

When performing a retrospective for a project, whoever is performing the retrospective needs to be perceived as being independent and unbiased.

A 360-degree performance evaluation includes feedback from peers, project managers, subordinates, and even customers.

The ____________ report summarizes project performance and provides useful information for continuous improvement.

A guide who leads the project team through an analysis of project activities that went well and of what needs improvement and development of a follow-up action plan with goals and accountability is known as a project ____________.

The following are general tips for conducting performance reviews EXCEPT

Motivation can be the chief challenge when wrapping up closure activities.

The processes for capturing lessons learned continue to evolve, but there are still barriers to effectively mining lessons learned.

In order for lessons learned to be effective and usable by others a(n)___________ needs to be assigned to assure it is properly documented and understood.

When conducting post-project audits, this is one of the main tools that a facilitator uses.

The retrospective methodology is more inclusive and disciplined than past lessons learned approaches.

Which part of the final report presents major improvement actions that should be made?

Within the final report, the project summary is the summary that simply highlights the key findings and facts relating to the project implementation.

Completing Team Evaluations relies upon ____________ to be in place before the project begins.

The major deliverable when closing out a project that includes a causal analysis and identification of lessons learned is known as

Perhaps the _________ section of the final report is the most valuable contribution of the closure process.

The most common reason given for not creating lessons learned is the lack of _________.