I am given a first chance to prepare the project plan, can any body please kindly share me the template?
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Elizabeth HarrinDirector| RebelsGuideToPM.comLondon, England, United Kingdom
Hi Kimsan.
I think it really depends on the project and what scheduling tool you are using. What sort of project are you doing? There are some standard items that go in a project plan. Personally, I used to add recurring tasks for monthly project reports and steering group meetings but I don't do that any longer as it just adds extra lines and I manage these through calendar reminders instead. Take the tasks from your WBS and transfe them to your planning tool. Saving Changes...
There is some confusion in our industry as to exactly what a project plan is.
In my world it is NOT the project schedule produced in MS Project or the like.
In my world it is a document containing a number of sections that detail the project environment, governance, constraints, assumptions, risk management, costs, benefits etc etc with the the schedule being only one section in the overall plan.
This type of project plan can be adapted as a template for any project, whilst the work breakdown structure in a project schedule is specific to a particular project or type of project.
So Kimsan, what type of "project plan" are you looking for please?
A little more information on the project may also get you more tailored templates to your industry or project.
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Mike Cooper PMPPrincipal Project Manager (retired, sort of)| New England Project ServicesWestford, Ma, United States
Julie is spot on - first find out what is expected from your Project Plan, and who the audience is, then you can work out what should go in your plan. To which I would also suggest thinking about the "time dimension". A Project Plan is a snapshot at an instance in time - over the course of the project, things change, and your plan (whatever you mean by that) needs to change. So if you are considering doing a lot of detailed planning up front, maybe instead you should think of an outline plan for the project, just doing the details for the near term activities.
In terms of actual templates, you can develop one from the PMBOK from PMI (www.pmi.org), and I have a couple for free on my personal PM website - www.neprojectservices.com. Also there are templates on the Gantthead website. But do make sure you know what you are trying to accomplish with the plan first! Saving Changes...
Wai Mun KooPMO Director| Intergraph PP&MSingapore, Singapore
I agree with Julie. Just to add on that the full project plan can be quite voluminous. Depending on your target audience and occasion, you might need to trim it down and highlight a few key points that will be of interest to your audience. Saving Changes...
