Post Project Review

The Post Project Evaluation is not produced for all projects. When it is, it is produced by the Project Manager at the request of the Project Sponsor. It should establish:

How did the project progress and what were the issues we should be aware of for future projects?

As with the Project Progress Report, there is no standard format for this - that should be established by the Project Sponsor and Project Manager.

Post Project Review

1. Title of project

2. Report Details

Project Title

Date of Report

Author

Period Covered

3. Mission Statement

A brief (5 to 10 line) overall definition and description of the project and its aims including some reference to likely timescales, budget and resources, and what the project will aim to deliver.

4. Key Objectives

A listing of the main stakeholders of the project with a statement for each of what the project will aim to deliver to them.

5. Project overview

	Planned	Actual	Variance
Costs
Timescales
Scope
Comments

6. Evaluation Matrix

Project Activity	Overview of achievements, effectiveness and quality issues	Key messages for future projects
Project initiation process, project brief, approval and clarity of project plans	[Comment on available data on the initiation and planning stages of the project]
Use of project documentation and adherence to progress reporting,.	[Comment on how fit for purpose the applied monitoring and control systems were]
Effective ownership and delivery of project tasks	[Comment on qualitative processes, clarity of roles, communication, and the use of expertise and leadership of the project]
Identification and management of risks and issues	[Refer to the project brief and the risk log]
Effective work delivery at all stages during the project lifecycle	[Comment on the suitability of the chosen methods and approaches used to ensure that project targets were met]
Effective communication throughout the project lifecycle	[Was an effective communications approach put in place? Were all parties kept informed at key stages with information access points made clear?
Management of project closure	[Comment on the final stage of delivery, signing off and taking stock of the project]