You have been the project manager on a large, high-profile, three-year project in a highly projectized organization. You have had a great team that has been together since the beginning. By all key measures, the project was a success. It will be tough to close out the project. Who is the best choice to close out the project and why? The company management should step in and take over once the project objective has been delivered so that the PM and team members can start working on the next project. The project manager should close out the project because the project manager is closest to the people and will be able to best close out procurement and release project resources. The termination manager should close out the project because the large, high-profile project has specific closing procedures that require a level of independence and objectivity. The termination manger should always close out a project because it is his or her responsibility to audit the work of the project team