1. Project Closure Checklist
I want to
close a project
by ensuring that all obligations have been met
Project Closure Checklist

2. What is it and why should I use it?
You use the project closure checklist as a tool to make sure all of your paperwork, contracts, and administrative functions are concluded in professional way.
Thank the participants for their explanations and clarify that - Logical frameworks (logframes) are the principal tool used to establish the logic of the intervention.
It is an analytical tool used to plan, monitor and evaluate projects. While there are variations between logical framework models with regard to the terms and their structure, they are all intended to serve the same underlying purposes:
(1) a systematic tool for organizing the project thinking and identifying relationships between resources, activities, and project results; (2) a visual way of presenting and sharing the project intervention logic; and (3) a tool for measuring progress through indicators and sources of verification. 4 explaining that Risk management, as we will talk about in other phases, has its origins in the logframe.
The assumptions column serves as the beginning of this risk register. (we will cover the risk register later) Almost every assumption will be converted into a risk – and actively managed during implementation.

3. What can go wrong when you close a project?
Staff are leaving
No/poor documentation
Lessons do not get documented or learned
Assets are not handed over correctly
Funds can be withheld by donors due to not complying with donor rules
Audits can reveal management/financial issues that had not been picked up
Contracts are not closed appropriately
Money is unspent or unaccounted ….

4. We need some structures/tools to help us manage these risks

5. How could a matrix like this help you in the transition phase?
Full matrix on page 67 in the PMD Pro Guide

6. Develop a checklist for closing your projects.
Activity:
Develop a checklist for closing your projects.
What is the critical path in this example?
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CP is:
The critical path is the series of tasks that determines the minimum amount time required to complete project activities. This sequence of tasks represents the longest path between the project’s start and its end
What is the critical path in the example? Ask participants to put numbers into chat. Answer: 25 days:
Ask participants how this would help their projects: answers: better planning, understand impact of changes/delays which tasks to concentrate on