Exam 14: Project Closure

When the review group recommends methods for bringing final closure to a project that never seems it will end, this is an example of a ________ project closure.

An analysis carried out during and shortly after the project life cycle that attempts to capture positive and negative learning is represented in which of the following?

The typical mechanism for evaluation of teams is a ________ administered by a consultant.

In organizations where projects are managed within a functional organization, the team member's __________ manager is responsible for assessing performance.

Evidence today suggests that performance evaluations are not done well.What are two major reasons that have been recognized as contributors to this?

Retrospective methodology is one positive step toward ensuring lessons learned are developed and implemented.

________ project closure is the most common circumstance for project closure and is simply a completed project.

The ________ section of the final project report is often technical in nature and focuses on solutions to problems that surfaced.

Project managers should wait to give feedback to the project team and team members until the project has been completed.Giving feedback throughout the project can distract project teams.

Identify three reasons it is important to use an independent facilitator to collect and implement lessons learned to improve management of current and future projects.

During the closing phase, the project manager's challenge is to keep the project team focused on the remaining project activities and delivery to the customer until the project is complete.

Projects in process may need to be altered or canceled.Thus, a project may start with a high priority but see its rank erode or crash during its project life cycle as conditions change.This is called __________ project closure.

Implementing project closure includes getting delivery acceptance from the customer.

This type of closure occurs when the project may never seem to end.At some point the review group should recommend methods for bringing final closure to this type of project.This is considered to be ___________ closure.

The retrospective facilitator will typically progress through the retrospective starting with a larger group session and eventually working their way down to documented individual observations.

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.Identify four of these conditions.

The ________ section of the final project report includes concise, factual review statements of the project, such as project mission and objectives, procedures and systems used, and organizational resources used.

Setting the conditions for the completion and transfer of a project should happen at the beginning of the project close-out.

Which of the following is NOT a role of the closure facilitator?

Which part of the final report highlights the key findings and facts relating to the project implementation?