Closing · Checklist + matrix + retro
Project Closure & Lessons Learned Pack
Acceptance checklist, handover matrix and a retrospective that produces change.
The problem it solves
The project never really ends, and the same mistakes reappear on the next one.
How to run it
- 1Walk the acceptance checklist with the sponsor line by line.
- 2Complete the handover matrix: deliverable, receiving owner, support model, date.
- 3Run the lessons-learned session within two weeks of finishing.
- 4Convert each lesson into a change to a template or checklist.
- 5Archive, then formally release the team in writing.
What's inside
- Acceptance and sign-off checklist
- Handover and support matrix
- Lessons-learned facilitation format
- Archive and closure report outline
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Work with me
Sometimes the fix needs a person, not a template.
I am Tigran Zakarian, a senior project manager with 13 years of end-to-end delivery for clients such as H&M Group, TV4, SEB and Clear Channel. I work on exactly the situations described across this site: rescuing drifting deliveries, setting up governance that people actually use, and facilitating the workshops that unblock decisions.
Projects & programmes
- Interim / rescue project management
- Programme & multi-team delivery ownership
- PMO, governance and steering setup
- Product ownership & backlog clarity
Workshops
- Risk analysis workshops
- Planning and prioritisation sessions
- Decision and stakeholder alignment
- Retrospectives that change something
Talks & training
- Educational talks and keynotes
- Hybrid PMBOK + Agile training
- Kanban / flow ways of working
- Team coaching for new PMs