Understanding Business
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This week we covered the concepts of the Project Closure process group. For your initial discussion post, reflect back upon your lecture and the resources provided to answer these prompts:
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- Explain why Project Closure is an important function within a project and describe what you feel are two key aspects associated with closing a project or contract.
- Evaluate a situation where you needed to finalize a project by explaining what closing characteristics were positive or negative. Make recommendations on what could have been used to improve the situation.
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