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322 Part V: Closing Your Software Project hired the vendor to expose and then resolve issues, you may not want to sign off on the project. Your expectations would certainly have been outlined and agreed upon at the beginning of the project when you signed your contract. Paying the bills If you work for a large firm, they probably already have processes in place for paying vendors. This process usually occurs in the accounts payable department. It is your responsibility to make sure you understand the processes so you will know whether you have accountabilities in this area. Regardless of whether you work for a large firm, a small company, or work as an independent contractor who outsources some work to other independent contractors, you have a payment system in place. Before you pay your vendors, be sure the appropriate audits, inspections, and performance reports have been successfully completed and distributed to the appropriate stakeholders. As with all other aspects of project management, be proactive. Set the expectations at the beginning of the project and follow your well-documented communication plan to ensure all appropriate stakeholders have been communicated with regarding all deliverables that must be successfully completed before payments can be made. Completing the Project (Or at Least Transferring It to Someone Else) So far you ve been mired in the sometimes overwhelming details of creating and modifying project plans, completing tasks, setting milestones, facilitating stakeholder meetings, and meeting your tight deadlines. You and your software project team have gotten used to the daily grind of writing code, testing that code, rewriting the code, retesting, and so on, with the ultimate goal of completing the system on schedule. Of course, you have worked hard to consistently exceed stakeholder expectations, and now you can see that you ve reached your goal: This project is almost over. It s finally time to turn the software over to the operational team. You always knew this time would come; you obviously didn t expect to be stuck in project mode forever did you? We hope not. As with everything else with project management, you should be proactive in your approach to turning over your project.
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