Part 1 In Chapter 8 Kendrick talks about various types of formal communication, including status reports

Part 1

In Chapter 8 Kendrick talks about various types of formal communication, including status reports. Create a status report on a project—work-related, home improvement, or other personal project—that you are currently working on. If you are not currently working on anything suitable, choose a point in a project you have completed and create a status report for that point in time. Refer to the "Contents of a Typical Status Report" in Kendrick's text.

Part 2

The aspects of project closure discussed by Kendrick, listed below, fall into two general categories. Some look backward, and fix a documented end to the project. Others look forward, and may be of aid in future projects. In which category would you put each of the following, and why? Are there some that you think accomplish both? Explain.

• Delivering your results and getting sign-off
• Employing retrospective project metrics
• Administrative closure
• Celebration and team rewards
• Capturing lessons learned