## Project Close

Once you’ve achieved your project goals and met all the criteria that signal the project’s end, it’s time to close the project. The project close can be as important as the project beginning, if you can apply what you learn during this phase to future projects. At the project close, you can:

- Compare your original plan to the actual course of project events.
- Analyze problems and identify areas for future improvement.
- Archive the project file.

No project management program can close your project for you, but a project plan you create using Microsoft Project can help set a successful course for your next project.

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