6. Our advice

6.1 Learn from a project before closing it down

This is an important but difficult task, as there is a strong temptation for teams to join a new project with all the momentum of the launch, without having formalized what they have learned, and for management to close the accounts so as not to incur additional expenses that would affect the bottom line.

6.2 Formalize feedback

This step is necessary so that future teams can benefit from all the strengths, and so that weaknesses can be identified...