Project Management: Winding Down the Project
From Management Mastery by Fred Ball & Rick Kendall
May 19, 2026 · 10 min · Season 1 · Episode 140
About this episode
This episode discusses the essential steps for successfully winding down a project and the manager's role in the process.
When overseeing a project in their department, the manager must continuously evaluate progress and make the decision when to wind down the project. We covered, in a previous episode of Management Mastery, the manager’s role in monitoring the progress of a project. In this episode, we cover the steps important to the successful winding down and conclusion of any project.
People in this episode
Hosts: Fred Ball, Rick Kendall
Topics covered
- project management
- winding down
- project evaluation
- project conclusion
- manager's role
Keywords
- project management
- winding down
- evaluation
- conclusion
- manager
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