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Topics: Integration Management
Steps for closing the Project
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Alvaro Couto
IT Project Lead, ARCONIC
Allison Park, PA, USA
Hello Everyone,

I am studying for my exam and I am failing in mocks with situation questions on what to do next.

I am trying to come up a list of activities on Closing the Project and I would like to ask you to review/correct it for me - acording to PMBOK.

Closing Activities order:
1. Ensure all project work is completed and obtain formal closure (financial, legal, administrative, Audit?)
2. Transfer the ownership of the deliverables (product, service or result) - knowledge transfer
3. Obtain final acceptance of the project deliverables
4. Prepare and Share Final Report
5. Complete Lessons Learned
6. Obtain feedback from relevant stakeholders
7. Archive Project Documents
8. Celebrate
8. Release the resources

How correct is this list according to what Project Managemetn teaches us?

Thank you,
Alvaro Couto
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Yenny Peguero Jimenez
IT Project Manager, .
, NC, USA
Hello Alvaro,

According to the PMBOK Fifth edition, here the order:
1. Confirm work is done to requirements
2. Complete procurement closure.
3. Gain final acceptance of the product
4. Complete financial closure
5. Hand off completed product
6. Solicit feedback form the customer about project
7. Complete final performance reporting
8. Index and archive records
9. Gather final lessons learned and update knowledge base
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2 replies by Keith Novak and Yenny Peguero Jimenez
Jun 17, 2019 8:52 PM
Keith Novak
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Interesting. I don't see that in Edition 6. What section did you find that in? I'm not challenging it whatsoever. I'm just wondering if there is more than in 4.7 Close Project or Phase, or they reorganized it.
Jun 18, 2019 8:27 AM
Yenny Peguero Jimenez
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Hello, you can find it in the Rita Mulcahy's PMP Exam Prep Book Page 50, the Eighth edition, that is aligned with the PMBOK fifth edition.
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Andrew Craig
Management Consultant
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Not directly related to your question, but just about the entire exam question bank focuses on what to do next.
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Keith Novak
Tukwila, WA, USA
Jun 17, 2019 6:37 PM
Replying to Yenny Peguero Jimenez
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Hello Alvaro,

According to the PMBOK Fifth edition, here the order:
1. Confirm work is done to requirements
2. Complete procurement closure.
3. Gain final acceptance of the product
4. Complete financial closure
5. Hand off completed product
6. Solicit feedback form the customer about project
7. Complete final performance reporting
8. Index and archive records
9. Gather final lessons learned and update knowledge base
Interesting. I don't see that in Edition 6. What section did you find that in? I'm not challenging it whatsoever. I'm just wondering if there is more than in 4.7 Close Project or Phase, or they reorganized it.
...
1 reply by Alvaro Couto
Jun 17, 2019 10:20 PM
Alvaro Couto
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Keith,
We don't have an order in 6th edition - at least I could not find it.
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Alvaro Couto
IT Project Lead, ARCONIC
Allison Park, PA, USA
Jun 17, 2019 8:52 PM
Replying to Keith Novak
...
Interesting. I don't see that in Edition 6. What section did you find that in? I'm not challenging it whatsoever. I'm just wondering if there is more than in 4.7 Close Project or Phase, or they reorganized it.
Keith,
We don't have an order in 6th edition - at least I could not find it.
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Sante Vergini
Digital Transformation Program Manager, RSL Victoria
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
It may come down to the quality of the mock exams you are taking. Try Rita's Fast Track and also PrepCast.
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Ashutosh Trivedi
Senior Manager - Productivity Applications , Lohia Corp Limited
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Rita is the best book to refer ...
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Yenny Peguero Jimenez
IT Project Manager, .
, NC, USA
Jun 17, 2019 6:37 PM
Replying to Yenny Peguero Jimenez
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Hello Alvaro,

According to the PMBOK Fifth edition, here the order:
1. Confirm work is done to requirements
2. Complete procurement closure.
3. Gain final acceptance of the product
4. Complete financial closure
5. Hand off completed product
6. Solicit feedback form the customer about project
7. Complete final performance reporting
8. Index and archive records
9. Gather final lessons learned and update knowledge base
Hello, you can find it in the Rita Mulcahy's PMP Exam Prep Book Page 50, the Eighth edition, that is aligned with the PMBOK fifth edition.
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Alvaro Couto
IT Project Lead, ARCONIC
Allison Park, PA, USA
Hi, I've seen many posts on Rita's book. Is this PMP Exam Prep book is a text book like PMBOK, has only mock Exam questions or both? Also, does someone know the Rita's book edition referring to PMBOK 6th edition? Thank you so much !!!
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1 reply by Stephanie Jaeger
Jun 18, 2019 10:35 AM
Stephanie Jaeger
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9th edition of Rita's book is for PMBOK 6th edition
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Stephanie Jaeger
Program Manager & Process Specialist, Synergetic Energy Partners
Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
One point that I have not seen in the responses is to release the project team.
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Stephanie Jaeger
Program Manager & Process Specialist, Synergetic Energy Partners
Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
Jun 18, 2019 8:45 AM
Replying to Alvaro Couto
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Hi, I've seen many posts on Rita's book. Is this PMP Exam Prep book is a text book like PMBOK, has only mock Exam questions or both? Also, does someone know the Rita's book edition referring to PMBOK 6th edition? Thank you so much !!!
9th edition of Rita's book is for PMBOK 6th edition
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