Progress and Performance Measurement | Project Closure

Discussion Board Assignment:
Unit 7 DB: Progress and Performance Measurement | Project Closure
Part 1:
Larson Learning Objective 13-1, Identifies the four steps for controlling a project.
Control is the process of comparing actual performance against plan to identify deviations, evaluate possible alternative courses of actions, and take appropriate corrective action. The project control steps for measuring and evaluating project performance are:
Setting a baseline plan
Measuring progress and performance
Comparing plan against actual
Taking action
Please answer the following:
For a project you have participated in academically, personally, or professionally, how did you apply the four steps of control, what was your experience in doing so, and was the project successful – did it complete on time and within measurement parameters required?
Part 2:
Larson Learning Objective 14-1 Identifies different types of project closure.
On some projects the end may not be as clear as would be hoped. Although the scope statement may define a clear ending for a project, the actual ending may or may not correspond. Fortunately, a majority of projects are blessed with a well-defined ending. Regular project reviews will identify projects having endings different from plans.
Following are the types of closure: 1) Normal, 2) Premature, 3) Perpetual, 4) Failed Project, 5) Changed Priority
Please answer the following:
Identify two different projects you have participated in academically, personally, or professionally, that resulted in two different closure modes from the five listed above.
Describe each result, and how the project characteristics paralleled those of the closure modes.
What was your PM Lesson Learned or Takeaway from each?

Larson, E., & Gray, C. F. (2018). Project management: The managerial process (7th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.
This chapter takes a look at how to identify, and measure, the incremental progress of a project, as well both project and team member performance.
Chapter 13: Progress and Performance Measurement and Evaluation
This chapter looks at project closure and how it requires three items to be addressed: the project audit, retrospectives, and individual/team evaluations. Completing the work associated with each activity allows for measuring project success overall, as well as identifying improvements that can be made moving on to the next project.
Chapter 14: Project Closure

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