The final stage in the life cycle of a project is the phase out, during which your team completes its work. If all went as planned, it’s time to celebrate. But if you (more likely) hit some rough spots along the way – say, the project ran past deadline or exceeded the budget – it’s still important to recognize the team’s efforts and accomplishments. Before the team moves on to other projects, debrief and document the process together so that lessons learned can be shared. Conduct a post-project evaluation – one last meeting to identify what went well and what went wrong. Make a list of best practices to help future projects go more smoothly. Discuss how to improve the process and avoid problems during the next project. Since people can lose perspective after working so closely together, consider bringing in an outside facilitator to objectively assess the information.
Adapted from “
Managing Projects (20-Minute Manager Series).”
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