Post Review
Description
After a Programme or Project closes a number of ‘Post’ reviews (ie after planned activity has taken place) are necessary. There are two main reviews to note:
- a review of how the Programme/Project was managed; and
- a review of overall Programme/Project success.
For both types of review, collection and communication of relevant lessons learned is a key component. For Projects, this latter review usually takes place six to eighteen months after Project closure to allow the organisation time to embed and exploit the new capability that has been delivered. In the case of Programmes, because of the much longer timescales involved, a number of reviews (typically at end-of-tranche) during the lifetime of the Programme are recommended, as well as a final review at Programme closure.
For both Programmes and Projects a comparison of costs incurred and benefits being realised against costs/benefits projected in the Business Case, are important components of the review. In the case of Projects subject to Gateway Review, the Post–Project Review provides an important input into the Gate 5 Review process.
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