For the closure of a release, the outcomes are summarized and made available for reporting as part of the agile approach.

At the end of a release, information on the project status and forecast is delivered to project steering via reporting. If a decision on release has to be made in accordance with the project management plan, the information is required by the decision-makers for decision-making.

The release report is prepared. The overall success of the project is reviewed, the release that is coming to an end is described, the benefits are highlighted, and known errors are pointed out.

The release report forms the basis for reporting and for the project sponsor's decision on any next release.

The project management plan is updated.

1. Project management plan
2. Project status report
3. Change status list
4. Lessons learned

1. Identify next release according to release plan (project management plan).
2. Verify execution plan.
3. Update the project management plan and coordinate it with everyone involved as well as with the controlling and compliance bodies.
4. Summarize the outcomes of the release, including changes, in the release report.
5. Update project status report as an appendix to the release report.
6. Arrange for project steering decisions to be made.

1. Release report
2. Project management plan
3. Project status report