<Name of Project>

Post Implementation Review Report

Overview

Project Manager
Provide the name and contact information for the project manager.

Executive Summary
Provide a brief summary of the project.

Results

Schedule

Projected
Note the anticipated beginning and ending dates of the project as proposed in the project charter.

Actual
Note the actual beginning and ending dates of the project.

Reasons for variance
If there was a variance between the projected project schedule and the actual project schedule, describe the key reason(s) for the variance.

Costs

Projected
Note the anticipated project costs as proposed in the project charter.

Actual
Note the actual project costs.

Reasons for variance
If there was a variance between the projected project costs and the actual project costs, describe the key reason(s) for the variance.

Goals & Objectives

Projected
Note the project goals and objectives as outlined in the project charter.

Actual
Describe the achieved objectives and progress towards goals resulting from project.  When objective measures or evaluation cannot occur as part of the PIR exercise, include a description of how these measures will be obtained or evaluation completed.

Variance
If there was a variance between the projected goals and objectives and the actual results, describe the key reason(s) for the variance.  Include a discussion of the impacts of delayed measurement or evaluation highlighted above. 

Requirements & Functionality

Projected
Note the functionality as proposed in the project planning materials and key requirements documentation.

Actual
Note how the delivered functionality met requirements.

Reasons for variance
If there was a variance between the projected functionality and the actual functionality, describe the key reason(s) for the variance.  If there was a variance between the documented requirements and the delivered functionality, describe the key reason(s) for the variance.

Benefits

Projected
Note the project benefits anticipated at the beginning of the project

Actual
Note the benefits realized or projected as a result of the project.

Reasons for variance
If there was a variance between the anticipated benefits and the actual benefits, describe the key reason(s) for the variance.

Lessons Learned

Provide information obtained during the lessons learned exercise.  ISB policy suggests some commonly cited lesson categories.  These are listed below.  This list can be modified based on the lessons learned information reported for your project. 

Vendor Solicitation and Selection

Contract Negotiation & Management

Technology

Project Management

Communications Plan

Technical Design Specifications

Data Conversion

Testing

Training

Implementation

Production and Operations

Recommendations

Based on the project’s lessons learned, describe recommendations project team has for future or similar projects.