PM Foundations – Project Celebrations

Posted by Steve Hart on Sep 18, 2022 in PMChat Bloggers | Comments Off

The team celebration is an essential component of properly closing a project. As a project manager, you want people to leave the project with a good appreciation for the team’s key accomplishments, and the impact this work had (or will have) on the organization. The team has probably celebrated several milestones and/or key accomplishments throughout the project life cycle, but the end of the project celebration should be a little more special. The celebration can be doing something (e.g., team dinner or outing) or giving/receiving something (e.g., team apparel or other memento). It is amazing how project celebrations, if executed poorly, can leave people with a negative impression of the project. Based upon my experience, the following are some considerations that I find have a positive impact on the project celebration: Inclusive: Trying to draw the line around who should be included in the celebration is sometimes difficult. You want to recognize the people that have been truly instrumental in the team’s success, but the team celebration is not a good time for people to feel left out or unappreciated.

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PM Foundations – Project Celebrations