Assignment:
Handing Over A Project To A New Project Manager :
Potter (2010, slide 3) offers these recommendations when handing over a project to another project manager:
Even when the project appears to be completed there might be as much as 25% of the original costs involved in putting things right, rework and so forth
The three aspects of project afterlife show how successful the project leader and manager has been in terms of:
Ensuring that the client organisation is linked into the project so that they can use it effectively
Auditing the project life cycle and processes and building on strengths to minimize the impact of weaknesses
Dismantling the project team and celebrating the success of the project
Letting go of a project at its winding up is not always easy
He also recommends you (Porter, 2010):
Document the learning
Record best practices and project information
Summarize the effectiveness of the project process
Francis (2015) provides this checklist to follow when handing over a project:
Project documentation (risk and issue logs, project plan and charter, project schedule, etc.)
All documents involved in initial project plans
Change requests throughout the project
Financial reports and processes
Deliverables of the project have been accepted by both the client or sponsor
Project status reports have been reviewed with your team and are up to date
Financial reports and processes complete
A list of contacts and their job roles
Staff evaluation and performance reports completed
Introduce the new Project Manager to team members and stakeholders
Suggest next steps for the new Project Manager