<Project Name>

Project Plan

<Publish Date>

Project Plan Components

• Project Overview – Description and Strategy

• Business Case Summary

• Key Deliverables and Scope

• Critical Success Factors / Measures of Success

• Timelines and Milestones

• Project Organization• Resource

Requirements• Communications• Key Considerations• Key Risks• Management

Approaches

Project Overview

Project Background – Historical information that relates to this project

Project Overview

Objectives of the ProjectPart One

Project Overview

Strategic Alignment

Part TwoOrganizational Drivers

Organizational Goals

Group Goals

Group Goals

Program Management Goals

Business Case Summary

Executive SummaryObjective – Opportunity to state your case and gain interest

Key Deliverables

Deliverables – Produced by the team to ensure success<List the specific deliverables that will be produced by the project team. A deliverable is any outcome that must be produced to complete the project or part of a project. List as many as needed with the most important one first>

Deliverables<Project Management Guide> <SD Handbook>

<Web Based Methodology> <SD Template>

Critical Success Factors / Measures of Success

Critical Success Factors – Used to determine if the project is successful•<Identify the critical success factors>•<Critical Success Factor>•<Critical Success Factor>•<Critical Success Factor>

Project Timeline

<Use print screen to paste copy of schedule here>

Project Organization Chart

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Resource Plan

Area Budgeted Hours

Business Team

Consulting

Core Team

Total Hours

Key Considerations

Assumptions/Constraints – Items believed to be true for the project and project limitsAssumptions•<Assumption>•<Assumption>

Constraints•<Constraint>•<Constraint>

Related Projects/Affected Systems•<RP/AS>•<RP/AS>

Key Risks

Risk Assessment – Factors that may have a negative impact on the project•<Identify the key risks>•<Key Risk>•<Key Risk>•<Key Risk>

Management Approaches

• Integration Management– Issue / Change

Control / Project Information

• Scope Management• Time Management*• Cost Management*

• Quality Management• Human Resource

Management• Communication

Management• Risk Management*• Procurement

Management

*required

Integration Management ApproachIssue Management

Key Steps Tools Role Frequency

Integration Management ApproachChange Management

Key Steps Tools Role Frequency

Integration Management ApproachProject Information Management

Key Steps Tools Role Frequency

Scope Management Approach

Key Steps Tools Role Frequency

Time Management Approach

Key Steps Tools Role Frequency

Cost Management Approach

Key Steps Tools Role Frequency

Quality Management Approach

Key Steps Tools Role Frequency

Human Resource Management Approach

Key Steps Tools Role Frequency

Communication Management Approach

Key Steps Tools Role Frequency

Risk Management Approach

Key Steps Tools Role Frequency

Procurement Management Approach

Key Steps Tools Role Frequency

Attachments to Project Plan

• Project Initiation Document

• Business Case• Communication

Matrix• Roles and

Responsibility Matrix• Schedule• Vendor’s Statement

of Work

• Additional Management Plans

• Supporting Lifecycle Documents– Requirements or

Software Requirements Specifications

– Deployment Plan