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1. Post-Project Evaluation
Purpose
The purpose of this tool is to facilitate the evaluation of completed or failed projects with
the intention of building on strengths and learning from mistakes.
The goal is to develop a disciplined process for evaluating project success, and to create
standard, formalized, Best Practices that can be applied for future initiatives.
Scope
This tool will provide a framework for completing a Post-Project Evaluation.
There are 6 key areas that need to be assessed:
1. Overall Project Assessment
2. Scope Management
3. Quality of Deliverables
4. Key Accomplishments
5. Lessons Learned
6. Opportunities for Improvement
7. Future Considerations
8. Best Practices

2. Project Information
Project Name: Date:
Project Manager: Project Sponsor:
Anticipated End Date: Actual End Date:
Anticipated Budget: Actual Budget:
Overall Project Assessment
 Did this project meet all the goals and objectives from the Project Charter?
 Was the feedback from stakeholders regarding project deliverables positive?
 Was the project completed on time and on budget?
Scope Management
 Did this project deliver all items that were agreed upon in the original scope?
 Were all Project Change Requests documented and approved?
 If the scope was extended, were budgets and timelines adjusted properly?
Quality of Deliverables
 Overall, were stakeholders satisfied with the quality of project deliverables?
 Were there any exceptional deliverables that really added business value?
 Were there any deliverables that were met, but not completed very well?
Key Accomplishments
Discuss particular project strengths such as teamwork, effective use of tools, or any
other items that stood out as positive accomplishments.

3. Lessons Learned
 Discuss any areas that were problematic and could be done better next time.
 Identify any areas that were successful and should be shared with the PMO.
 Be honest in this section; credibility results from accountability.
 Determine what actions could be implemented to prevent future problems.
 Add information from the table below into the Lessons Learned Knowledge Base.
Category Issue Name Problem/Success Impact Recommendations
Impact was Always consider
A risk was identified
minimal because external impacts on the
that there may be
Risk the PM included project cost and
Risk delays in shipping
Management shipping delays schedule. This must be
due to weather
into the project continuous throughout
conditions.
schedule. the project lifecycle.
The PM did not
Company XYZ have a plan for
The PM must create
product development addressing
standardized templates
department added to changes to the
Scope Project Scope and an approval
the project scope project scope so
process for any scope
throughout the the project was
changes.
project lifecycle. delayed 2
months.
Resources were
divided across
Company XYZ was PM must hire
many different
Project engaged in too many additional project
Resources projects causing
Resources projects at the same resources and allocate
long wait times
time. them accordingly
and a delay of 3
months.

4. Future Considerations
 Discuss what work could/will be done in future regarding this project.
 Include any project maintenance procedures that need to be managed.
Best Practices
Identify any processes or best practices that were established during this project and
describe how these practices will be formalized.
Required Signatures
By signing below, you agree that an effective post-project evaluation has been completed
and action items for improvement have been assigned.
Project Manager: Project Sponsor:
Date: Date:
Name: Name:
Title: Title:
Signature: Signature: