Approval and Sign-off

April 18, 2008 | Author: PM Hut | Filed under: Project Lifecycle Phases, Project Stakeholder Management

Approval and Sign-off
By Keith Mathis - PM Expert Live

Gaining approvals for the project is different in each organization. In some organizational cultures, asking for approvals might not even work. However, most project leaders can use this technique of attaining approval points to benefit and nail down project decisions.
The following matrix can be applied for each approval point of the project.

Item/Action Approved Date Approval Signature
  Yes  
No
   
  Yes  
No
   
  Yes  
No
   
  Yes  
No
   

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