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4.5.3.4 Project Documents Updates

See Section 4.5.3.4 of the PMBOK Guide.
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4.6 Close Project or Phase

According to Section 4.6 of the PMBOK Guide, Close Project or Phase is the process of finalizing all activities
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across all five Project Management Process Groups to formally complete the project or phase. The inputs, tools
and techniques, and outputs for closing a project in Section 4.6 of the PMBOK Guide are applicable to closing a
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software project, project phase, or iteration cycle.

Two items are particularly important when closing a software project: historical productivity data and lessons
learned. This information should be captured in organizational data repositories. Historical data provides a basis
for estimating future, similar projects. Historical data and lessons learned can be used to identify trends, both
positive and negative, during the life cycle of a project. Positive trends can indicate areas for organizational process
improvement by indicating good practices used on the project that should be adopted throughout the organization.
Negative trends and lessons learned indicate areas for needed process improvements throughout the software
organization. Adherence to requirements for legal review and approval may be an important additional element of
the closing process for software projects.

For purposes of future sustainment and possible reuse of the software, the software project manager, and others,
as appropriate, should arrange for continuing configuration control of the software assets, such as requirements,
source code, and associated architecture and design documentation for the life of the software product.

4.6.1 Close Project or Phase: Inputs

The inputs for closing a project or phase in Section 4.6.1 of the PMBOK Guide are applicable inputs for closing
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a software project, phase, or iteration cycle.

4.6.1.1 Project Management Plan

See Section 4.6.1.1 of the PMBOK Guide.
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4.6.1.2 Accepted Deliverables

See Section 4.6.1.2 of the PMBOK Guide.
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4.6.1.3 Organizational Process Assets

See Section 4.6.1.3 of the PMBOK Guide.
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