{"id":134,"date":"2013-05-30T21:56:22","date_gmt":"2013-05-30T21:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/projectmanagement\/chapter\/chapter-19-celebrate-project-management\/"},"modified":"2018-04-07T19:25:05","modified_gmt":"2018-04-07T19:25:05","slug":"chapter-19-celebrate-project-management","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/projectmanagement\/chapter\/chapter-19-celebrate-project-management\/","title":{"rendered":"19. Celebrate!"},"content":{"raw":"\n<p>The project team should celebrate their accomplishments, and the project manager should officially recognize their efforts, thank them for their participation, and officially close the project. A celebration helps team members formally recognize the project\u2019s end and brings closure to the work they\u2019ve done. It also encourages them to remember what they\u2019ve learned and start thinking about how their experiences will benefit them and the organization during the next project.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n[caption id=\"attachment_754\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"350\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/projectmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/champagne.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/naples\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2013\/05\/champagne.jpg\" alt=\"Champagne\" class=\"wp-image-133 size-full\" height=\"392\" width=\"350\"><\/a> Figure 19.1: Celebrate! Your project is over\u2026 at least until the next one.<br> Photo from Barron &amp; Barron Project Management for Scientists and Engineers, http:\/\/cnx.org\/content\/col11120\/1.4\/[\/caption]\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Attribution<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This chapter of <em>Project Management<\/em> is a derivative copy of Project Management by Merrie Barron and Andrew Barron licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/3.0\/\">Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported.<\/a><\/p>\n\n","rendered":"<p>The project team should celebrate their accomplishments, and the project manager should officially recognize their efforts, thank them for their participation, and officially close the project. A celebration helps team members formally recognize the project\u2019s end and brings closure to the work they\u2019ve done. It also encourages them to remember what they\u2019ve learned and start thinking about how their experiences will benefit them and the organization during the next project.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_754\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-754\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/projectmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/champagne.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/naples\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2013\/05\/champagne.jpg\" alt=\"Champagne\" class=\"wp-image-133 size-full\" height=\"392\" width=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/projectmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2013\/05\/champagne.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/projectmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2013\/05\/champagne-268x300.jpg 268w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/projectmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2013\/05\/champagne-65x73.jpg 65w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/projectmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2013\/05\/champagne-225x252.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-754\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 19.1: Celebrate! 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