Project Planning

A successful project requires a detailed and well-planned Project Management Plan. Start planning with our Project Plan Template. This Project Management Plan template is a good starting point for planning your project; however, be sure to check out our Subsidiary Management Plans for areas which need more focused management. If...

A good project Communications Management Plan ensures that you have effective communications throughout the life of your project. Everyone knows that 80% of a Project Manager’s time is spent communicating; therefore, to be an effective Project Manager you must have good communications skills. Our Communications Management Plan template helps you...

How do you manage risks? Arm yourself with our Risk Management Plan, Risk Register, Risk Assessment Meeting Guide and Risk Assessment Meeting Agenda and you’ll have everything you need to manage the risks on your project. Be sure to include key technical members of your team, stakeholders and subject matter...

Good scope management ensures that all the work required, and only the work required to complete the project, is included in the project. As a Project Manager it is your responsibility to ensure effective scope management throughout the life of your project. By applying a well planned and structured approach...

The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) provides a structural view into the project. It is an essential tool for planning and executing the project. Use the WBS to define the work for the project and to develop the project’s schedule. You should use the additional fields in MS Project to provide...

Don’t be late with your project deliverables, carefully plan and manage your project schedule with this free Schedule Management Plan Template. As a Project Manager it is your responsibility to ensure effective schedule management throughout the life of your project. By applying a well planned and structured approach to schedule...

Manage Your Risks! Use the project Risk Register for the day to day management of the risks in your project – It just may be the most useful tool in your PM toolbox. The Risk Register contains a listing of all risks identified for a project. Since it includes Risk...

Plan your requirements management from the start to ensure success today and tomorrow. Be sure to plan ahead for how you’re going to manage requirements on your project. All projects will require some sort of changes during its lifetime, these changes in requirements need to be managed properly. Requirements management...

A good relationship starts with a good plan. This is especially true in project management. Whether you’re running a business, managing a project or managing a program; a good approach can make the difference between success and failure. It’s important that your organization has a good approach for managing customers....

Achieving quality takes planning and hard work, but once achieved it’s something you can be proud of and others will appreciate. Our Quality Management Plan Template will get you off on the right track. Project Managers will envy you, Sponsors will give you a knowing nod, customers and stakeholders will...

If you aren’t managing your procurements effectively you could be loosing money on your project. Our Procurement Management Plan template helps you to think through the procurement processes for your project and plan for the most effective management of procurements. This template is based on the procurement guidelines according to...

The Process Improvement Plan documents the steps for analyzing processes with the purpose of improving the process. You should consider things such as process boundaries, process configuration, process metrics and targets for improved performance. Our Process Improvement Plan template provides a foundation for developing your process improvement plan.

You can’t manage project costs just by thinking about it. You need to plan and document how you will manage costs in your Cost Management Plan. One of the things Project Managers most often struggle with is managing a project’s cost. This Cost Management Plan template will help ensure that...

Want to make your project soar above the others? Plan your configuration management from the start to ensure success. Be sure to plan ahead for how you’re going to manage configuration on your project. All projects will require some sort of changes during its lifetime, these changes in configuration need...

Be sure to plan for change at the beginning of the project. All projects will require some sort of changes during its lifetime, plan ahead by having the process already defined and documented. Change management is critical to completing your projects on schedule and on budget. Whether you’re working on...

The key component of all projects is the human resources on the project. Be sure to plan properly for human resources to ensure success. The Human Resource Plan is a tool which aids in the management of all projects. At the very least it defines things such as roles and...