# Project Closure Report Template, Free Source: https://nerix.ai/templates/project-closure-report Close a project properly: what was delivered, time and cost, open items, lessons and handover. ## Fill it in and preview You are signed in. Fill it in your workspace and it is kept as a document you can send, share and have signed. [Open in your workspace](https://app.nerix.ai/documents/templates/project-closure-report) ### Project closure report **Project:** Customer portal rebuild **Project manager:** Hamza Idrissi **Sponsor:** Maria Costa, Operations Director **Closure date:** 30 November 2029 ## 1. Objectives and what was delivered Objective: let customers see orders and invoices online. Delivered: portal live for all customers on 12 November, with orders, invoices and downloads. Not delivered: payment by card, moved to a later project. ## 2. Time against plan Planned finish 15 October. Actual finish 12 November. Four weeks late, caused by the data clean-up. ## 3. Cost against budget **Approved budget:** 120,000 EUR **Actual cost:** 131,500 EUR Extra 11,500 for four weeks of added work on data clean-up, approved by the sponsor on 20 September. ## 4. Quality and acceptance All 62 acceptance tests passed. Two minor display faults remain. The sponsor signed acceptance on 12 November. ## 5. Open items | Item | Owner | Date | | Fix two display faults | Support team | by 15 December | | Card payment | Product owner | new project in Q1 | ## 6. Lessons learned Check data quality before planning. Hold a short weekly demo to the customers' team. Keep the same testers from start to end. ## 7. Handover Support team has the guide and training. Hosting passes to IT on 30 November. Warranty fixes by the supplier until 31 January. ## 8. Thanks The customer service team for their time in testing. ## Sign-off The sponsor confirms the project is closed. ______________________ Maria Costa, Operations Director Date: 30 November 2029 Templates are a careful starting point, not legal advice. Where the law matters, check what applies where you are. IT and projects ## What this template is for A project closure report that records what was delivered, time and cost against plan, open issues, lessons and the handover. Fill it in, then Word or PDF. It is free to fill in online, needs no account, and downloads as a Word document or a PDF. [See all IT and projects templates](https://nerix.ai/templates/it-projects) IT and projects ## What you fill in The form asks for 15 details. The document fills itself in as you type. - ### Project name For example: Customer portal rebuild - ### Project manager For example: Hamza Idrissi - ### Sponsor For example: Maria Costa, Operations Director - ### Closure date For example: 30 November 2029 - ### Objectives and what was delivered For each objective say whether it was met. For example: Objective: let customers see orders and invoices online. Delivered: portal live for all customers on 12 November, with orders, invoices and downloads. Not delivered: payment by card, moved to a later project. - ### Time against plan For example: Planned finish 15 October. Actual finish 12 November. Four weeks late, caused by the data clean-up. - ### Currency For example: EUR - ### Approved budget For example: 120,000 - ### Actual cost For example: 131,500 - ### Why the cost differs (optional) optional For example: Extra 11,500 for four weeks of added work on data clean-up, approved by the sponsor on 20 September. - ### Quality and acceptance For example: All 62 acceptance tests passed. Two minor display faults remain. The sponsor signed acceptance on 12 November. - ### Open items and who owns them (optional) optional One row for each open item. For example: Fix two display faults | Support team | by 15 December Card payment | Product owner | new project in Q1 - ### Lessons learned What to keep doing, and what to do differently next time. For example: Check data quality before planning. Hold a short weekly demo to the customers' team. Keep the same testers from start to end. - ### Handover to the team that runs it For example: Support team has the guide and training. Hosting passes to IT on 30 November. Warranty fixes by the supplier until 31 January. - ### People to thank (optional) optional For example: The customer service team for their time in testing. IT and projects ## What is inside The parts of this document, in order. - 1 1. Objectives and what was delivered - 2 2. Time against plan - 3 3. Cost against budget - 4 4. Quality and acceptance - 5 5. Open items - 6 6. Lessons learned - 7 7. Handover - 8 8. Thanks - 9 Sign-off Templates ## How it works - 01 ### Fill in Type your details in the form. The document fills itself in as you type; click any gap to jump to its field. - 02 ### Check Read it through. Gaps you have not filled stay marked, so nothing goes out half done. - 03 ### Download Save it as a Word document to edit further, or as a PDF to send or print. ### Make it yours with AI Open it in the chat and ask for changes: shorter, firmer, another situation, another language. [Adapt it with nerix](https://nerix.ai/try?template=project-closure-report) ### Was this template helpful? IT and projects ## Questions people ask ### What details does this template ask for? The form asks for 15 details, starting with Project name, Project manager, Sponsor, Closure date, Objectives and what was delivered. 3 more are optional. ### Can I download this template as Word or PDF? Yes. When you have filled in the form, save it as a Word document to keep editing, or as a PDF to send or print. It is free and needs no account. ### Is what I type sent anywhere? No. What you type stays in your browser while you fill in the document. It only goes to nerix if you choose to open the template in the chat. ### Are these IT and project templates free? Most are. Fill in and download them for free as Word or PDF, with no account. A few longer documents are premium: free to fill in, paid once to download, and marked with their price. ### Does a security policy make us secure? No document does that alone. A policy helps when it matches what people really do, so keep it short, explain it to your team and review it every year. ### Is a project charter only for large projects? No. A small project benefits too, because one page that names the goal, the limits and the decision maker prevents most arguments later. Templates ## More in IT and projects - [API integration specification Specify how two systems connect: what data moves, how it is secured, how errors are handled and who owns it. IT and projects](https://nerix.ai/templates/api-integration-specification) - [Architecture decision record Record a technical decision with its context, options, reasons and consequences, for the team to find later. IT and projects](https://nerix.ai/templates/architecture-decision-record) - [Bring your own device policy Set the rules for using personal phones and laptops for work: security, privacy, support and leaving. IT and projects](https://nerix.ai/templates/byod-policy) - [Bug report Report a software problem so a developer can repeat it, judge its impact and fix it. IT and projects](https://nerix.ai/templates/bug-report) - [Change management plan Plan how people will be told, trained and supported through a big change, and how you will know it worked. IT and projects](https://nerix.ai/templates/change-management-plan) - [Change request Ask for a change to a project or system, show its impact and record whether it is approved. IT and projects](https://nerix.ai/templates/change-request) [See all IT and projects templates](https://nerix.ai/templates/it-projects) Templates ## More kinds of documents Every category has its own page, so you can see all of its templates at once. ## Use it in nerix ### Use it in nerix - [Templates](https://nerix.ai/product/templates) - [Long tasks](https://nerix.ai/product/tasks) - [Long documents](https://nerix.ai/product/long-documents) ### Learn more - [How to Make a Document From a Template](https://nerix.ai/help/make-a-document-from-a-template) - [IT and projects](https://nerix.ai/templates/it-projects)