4.6 Close Project or Phase

 

Back to Process Group Mappings
4.6 Close Project or Phase The process of finalizing activities across all the process groups to formally complete the project or phase.   Simple Version: Get stakeholders to agree that a phase or project is done.
PMI	Agile PMBOK, Agile Difference, Comment
Inputs Project management plan Accepted deliverables Organizational Process Assets (standards, templates, Lessons Learned notes)   Tools and Techniques Expert Judgement   Outputs Final product, service, or result transition Organizational process assets updates	Inputs Project management plan Accepted deliverables Organizational Process Assets (standards, templates, Lessons Learned notes)   Tools and Techniques Expert Judgement   Outputs Final product, service, or result transition Organizational process assets updates   Not many changes to the Close Project or Phase step for agile projects. Usually some low priority items are left over in the backlog. These may be reviewed and deferred or handed over to the support group for completion along with support issues.