Project Plan Template

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What is it?
The Project Plan identifies the lifecycle and visibility tools the project will use. It also describes the organization plan, risk plan, test plan, documentation plan, review plan, installation plan etc.

Who uses it?
Development Manager, Project Manager, IT Manager, System Administrator, Test Manager, Documentation Manager.

When is it used?
The Project Plan is used to guide both project execution and project control, document planning assumptions and decisions, facilitate communication among project stakeholders, and document approved scope, cost, and schedule
baselines. The project plan is used in analyzing the feasibility of the project and in guiding the effort. Project Planning involves the following: developing the project plan; interacting with stakeholders appropriately; getting
commitment to the plan; maintaining the plan.

Table of Contents

1    Introduction
1.1    Purpose of this document
1.2    Document Overview
1.3    Deliverables
1.4    Scope
1.5    Reference Materials
1.6    Relationship to Other Plans
1.7    Key Stakeholders
1.8    Points of Contact
1.9    Methodology, Tools, and Techniques
1.10    Policies, Directives and Procedures

2    Management Structure
2.1    Project Lifecycle
2.2    Project Organization
2.3    Roles and Responsibilities
2.4    Resource Loading Chart
2.5    Problem Escalation
2.6    Reporting
2.6.1    Status Reports
2.6.2    Weekly
2.6.3    Monthly
2.7    Risk Management
2.8    Assumptions
2.9    Constraints
2.10    Acquisition Plan
2.11    Communication Plan
2.12    Startup
2.13    Closeout
2.14    Sign-Off Criteria

3    Planning and Control
3.1    Estimate
3.1.1    Estimation Process
3.2    Resource Identification
3.2.1    Staff
3.2.2    Time
3.2.3    Cost
3.2.4    Materials
3.3    Resource Allocation
3.3.1    Work Breakdown Structure
3.3.2    Schedule(s)
3.3.3    Budget
3.4    Tracking and Control

4    Technical Process
4.1    Engineering
4.1.1    Environment
4.1.2    Methods, Tools and Techniques
4.2    Technology
4.2.1    Environment
4.2.2    Methods, Tools, and Techniques
4.3    Infrastructure
4.4    Project Artifacts

5    Work Packages, Schedules and Budget
5.1    Work Packages
5.2    Dependencies
5.3    Resource Requirements
5.4    Budget Requirements
5.5    Budget Allocation
5.6    Resource Allocation
5.7    Master Schedule
5.8    Schedule

6    Project Success Criteria
6.1    Project Milestones
6.2    Approval Process
6.3    Acceptance Criteria
6.4    Critical Success Factors

7    Supporting Plans
7.1    Configuration Management Plan
7.2    Quality Assurance Plan
7.3    Testing Plan
7.4    Deployment Plan
7.5    Integration Plan
7.6    Procurement Plan
7.7    Operations Plan
7.8    Maintenance Plan
7.9    Staff Development Plan
7.10    Product Acceptance Plan

8    Appendix — Glossary of Terms
8.1    Glossary of Terms
8.2    Acronyms and Abbreviations


Index of Tables

Table 1 — Deliverables
Table 2 — Roles and Responsibilities
Table 3 — Resource Loading Chart
Table 4 — Risks
Table 5 — Assumptions
Table 6 — Constraints
Table 7 — Sign-off Criteria
Table 8 — Dependencies
Table 9 — Master Schedule
Table 10 — Milestones
Table 11 — Glossary of Terms
Table 12 — Acronyms and Abbreviations

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