Project Management

Lecture 6

The Termination Phase

 Earthquake!

You and five other members of your organization are finishing a presentation for an early Tuesday
morning meeting in the basement library of your ten storey downtown office building, where the
company's private library is located.

Suddenly, everyone is yelling.

The building shakes violently and then stops.

There is a deathly silence except for the slow groan of the building settling.

You begin to pick yourselves up and assess the damage.

 Individual Group
Ranking Ranking

Attempt to remove the rubble from the entrance to the first floor.

Divide the sandwiches and ration them over the next few days.

Light the candles so you can see and rescuers will be able to locate
you.
Locate and secure a water supply.

Divide the sandwiches and eat them this evening.

Discuss long-term survival strategies as a group.

Pound on the pipes with the steel wrench.

Assign someone to monitor the radio and listen for updates.

Check for injuries and administer first aid.

Shut off all utilities.

Develop day and night signaling techniques and begin signaling

immediately.
Purify the water source.
 Earthquake!
11 Attempt to remove the rubble from the entrance to the first floor.

10 Divide the sandwiches and ration them over the next few days.

12 Light the candles so you can see and rescuers will be able to locate you.

4 Locate and secure a water supply.

7 Divide the sandwiches and eat them this evening.

6 Discuss long-term survival strategies as a group.

9 Pound on the pipes with the steel wrench.

3 Assign someone to monitor the radio and listen for updates.

2 Check for injuries and administer first aid.

1 Shut off all utilities.

5 Develop day and night signaling techniques and begin signaling

immediately.

8 Purify the water source.

 Closing Out A Project

You will want to make arrangements to:

Return items borrowed.

Account for leased or rented equipment.

Make sure all unfinished project activities are completed.

Pay final bills and fulfill all contracts.

Present the final/finished project to stakeholders.

Be prepared to conduct post-project evaluations with your team.

Make sure all documentation ends up in lands in the hands of those who will need it in the future.

Meet with team members and thank them for their efforts. If the project was a success, celebrate!
 Critical to help the next team create a better plan.

 Taking good notes for the duration of a project can benefit future projects.

 Documentation on research and initial planning is important.

 However, don’t forget the second half of the project is information on

“What could (and did) go wrong and the solutions you developed”.
 Closing Out A Project

 During the project, you may want to keep a diary of things that you have learned or things
that you would do differently during the next project.

 You will also want to have an evaluation session with your team after the project is completed.
Thank You