Project Lessons Learned

 Create a 5-7 slide PowerPoint presentation for your selected project in which you present project issues and lessons learned.

Closing a project entails finalizing all activities needed to finish the project. Lessons learned are captured for the organization and future projects to improve the execution of the project and interactions with stakeholders. The PMBOK® Guide defines closing the project as the fifth and final process group. 

In today's professional environment, project managers are held to a high level of ethical integrity. So what makes up ethical integrity? Values. Specifically, the values of responsibility, respect, fairness, and honesty make up ethical integrity (Project Management Institute, n.d.). So how does a project manager learn project management values? He or she learns by studying and passing project management-related certifications and agreeing to and upholding PMI's Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.

Reference

Project Management Institute. (n.d.). Code of ethics & professional conduct. https://www.pmi.org/about/ethics/code

Overview

Documenting lessons learned is an important part of closing a project. Record things like what was done well so it can be repeated in the future, and what could have been done better and how.

Context

Closing a project entails finalizing all activities needed to finish the project. Lessons learned are captured for the organization and future projects to improve the execution of the project and interactions with stakeholders. The PMBOK® defines closing the project as the fifth and final process group. 

Read the following:

· Project Management Institute.  A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) — Sixth Edition and Agile Practice Guide . Newtown Square. PA. 2017. 

. Part 2, "The Standard for Project Management." 

. Section 6, "Closing Process Group."

Instructions

In a 5–7-slide PowerPoint presentation:

· Create a project closure checklist that effectively inventories project objectives, components, and processes.

· Detail plans for how you conducted (or would conduct) a post-mortem on the project.

· Describe the lessons learned from the project. Consider what you could have done differently and how the lessons learned affect how you would conduct the project initiation and planning process in your next project.

Be sure to include visual elements to support or highlight key points in your presentation, and use detailed speaker notes to describe what is presented on your slides. Use scholarly and/or professional resources to support your work.

Additional Requirements

Your assessment should also meet the following requirements:

· Written communication: Ensure written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.

· Number of resources: Cite at least three current scholarly or professional resources. 

· Length: 5–7 slides, plus title and references slides.

· Submission: Submit the PowerPoint presentation.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:

· Competency 2: Evaluate the significance of project management benefits to business and IT projects. 

. Evaluate lessons learned on the project.

· Competency 3: Explain project management documentation to support business or IT projects. 

. Explain how post-mortem would be conducted on the project.

· Competency 4: Communicate effectively. 

. Integrate visual elements that clarify or highlight key points.

. Communicate effectively in a professional manner consistent with the standards and conventions of project management.

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