Clearing Project Close-Down Calendars

Project close-down is the final phase of any project — completing outstanding actions, documenting lessons learned, handing over deliverables, and releasing resources. Google Calendar plays a role in coordinating the close-down process itself, and after it is complete, those close-down events join the historical record that no longer needs to be visible in the live calendar.

What project close-down calendars contain

• Close-down planning meetings
• Handover sessions with receiving teams or clients
• Lessons learned and retrospective events
• Resource release meetings
• Final sign-off and acceptance events
• Archive and documentation completion deadlines

When to clear the close-down calendar

Clear the project calendar after the formal close-down is complete — once the project is officially signed off and all close-down activities are finished. At this point, the calendar data has no further operational value and can be cleared to free up the calendar for reuse.

Close-down calendar vs project calendar

Some teams use the same calendar for the entire project lifecycle — delivery phase and close-down phase together. Others create a separate calendar specifically for close-down activities. Either way, WipeAway can clear the relevant date range:

• Single calendar: Set the cut-off date to the project end date to clear the entire project history including close-down events
• Separate close-down calendar: Clear the close-down calendar entirely once the close-down is complete

How to clear with WipeAway

1. Confirm formal project sign-off is complete
2. Export the calendar as an ICS archive if project history needs to be retained
3. Sign into wipeaway.app, select the project calendar, set your cut-off date, and confirm