Speaking :: Topics
Kevin Aguanno, PMP, MAPM

So, You Think You're Done? What to do After the Launch.

 

Description

Project closeout always presents challenges: final approvals, administrative closure, contract closure, capturing lessons learned, and others. In a world moving at the speed of e-business, efficient project closure is a must and may even give you a competitive edge. This presentation covers best practices for closing out new media projects.

 

Agenda

  • Getting Final Approvals
  • Post-Approval Work Items
    • Contract Closure
    • Administrative Closure
    • Lessons Learned
    • Marketing
    • Project Lifecycle
  • Summary

 

Audience

The presentation is targeted at people managing internal or external projects. Examples and discussion are primarily geared to I/T project managers. No technical knowledge or prior knowledge of this topic is required.

 

Duration

90 minutes including time for audience questions.

Note: Two components which make up this presentation are available separately in as 45-60 minute duration modules which are called “Getting Final Approvals” and “Project Closeout Best Practices”.

 

A/V Requirements

The presentation includes an electronic slide show and requires a data projector with a 1024x768 video resolution.

MEDIA KIT

Books in Print by Kevin Aguanno:

101 Ways to Reward Team Members for $20 (or Less!) - How to select and give out appropriate awards to maximize the benefit to the recipient, and over 100 inexpensive reward ideas. [Paperback and eBook formats]

S-T-R-E-T-C-H Your Rewards Budget: Maximize the Return on your Employee Recognition Investment - How to get the most out of your employee recongition budget by choosing the right reward for the situation and the recipient, and then giving the reward in a manner that will give you leverage with other employees. [Audiobook]

Managing Agile Projects - The business benefits behind agile development methods and the insider secrets of how to manage such projects from those who developed the methods. [Paperback and eBook formats]

An Introduction to Agile - The reasons why agile methods emerged, and the business benefits behind using them. Covers the elements common to all agile methods. [Palm Reader eBook]

Stealth Methodology Adoption - How to package agile methods so that they can be introduced into an organization without attracting the ire of the "process police." [Palm Reader eBook]

Agile Project Management Using Scrum - Background on the Scrum methodology and how it can be applied on development projects to reduce risk, improve quality, and improve stakeholder satisfaction. [Audiobook]

Managing in the Face of Ever-Changing Requirements - How to manage your way through projects where requirements are constantly changing and where it is difficult (if not impossible) to set a baseline. [Audiobook]

So, You Think You're Done? - The key to project closeout is half getting final agreement that the project is done, and half completing all of those often-missed tasks that keep a project from dragging on and on. Includes financial closeout, administrative closeout, legal closeout, and other tasks. [Audiobook]

 

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