Assignment on System Architecture and Integration

SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE AND INTEGRATION0
Project Closure
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Main objectives of closeout phase
The main objective included in closeout phase are (Zohrehvandi et al., 2017):
1. Checking and conforming that work is as per requirement.
2. Completing the procurement closure
3. Gaining formal acceptance
4. Completing final performance
5. Archiving the documents and records
6. Updating the lessons learnt
7. Handing off the project to the client
8. Releasing all the resources that were involved
Major challenges included in closeout phase
The challenges that are faced in the closeout phase are:
1. Project manager rush to next project: The project managers before completing a project
jumps to another project. This ends up in having incomplete project closure and the deliverables
of the project is not completed on time.
2. There might be accountability in the project: Challenges comes when no resources is
allocated to look after the closure phase of the project (Akinshipe et al., 2019). The project
closeout phase is omitted from the project.