ACCA Strategic Business Leader (SBL) Practice Exam

What is the focus of a post-implementation review?

1. The project management team performance

2. How well the project met its stated objectives

3. The final cost compared to initial budgets

4. Resource allocation during the project

The correct answer is: How well the project met its stated objectives

A post-implementation review primarily concentrates on evaluating how well the project met its stated objectives. This assessment is crucial as it looks at the overall success of the project in delivering the expected outcomes and benefits as initially defined in the project scope. The review seeks to determine whether the project has effectively addressed the needs it set out to fulfill and whether it has provided value to the organization. This involves analyzing various performance metrics and stakeholder feedback to understand the alignment between the actual results achieved and the anticipated goals. The insights gained can inform future projects and contribute to organizational learning, enabling continuous improvement in project management practices. While evaluating project management team performance, measuring the final cost against initial budgets, and analyzing resource allocation are also important aspects of project evaluation, they are secondary to the primary focus of determining whether the project achieved its intended objectives. These other factors may provide context and contribute to understanding the overall success of the project, but they do not represent the main goal of a post-implementation review.