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Project Management Framework:
Examples
Templates (more coming soon)

These templates will guide your utilization of best practices in managing your project.

Project Initiation
1. Project Setup
Project Manager Selection and Assignment:
Project Manager Selection and Assignment
WORD EXCEL
Project Charter:
Project Charter Definition
WORD
Project Team Identification:
Project Teaming Identification
WORD
Project Facilities Establishment:
Example #1 -
Project Facilities Establishment
WORD
Project File Organization:
Example #1 -
Project File Organization
WORD

2. Project Controls

Project Budget Controls:
Project Budget Controls Establishment
EXCEL
Project Task Tracking and Reporting:
Project Task Tracking and Reporting
WORD
Issue, Action Item, and Change Management:
Issue, Action Item and Change Management
WORD
Project Risk Management:
Project Risk Management
WORD
Scope Containment and Escalation Procedures:
Scope Containment and Escalation Procedures
WORD
Stakeholder Analysis and Communication Planning:
Stakeholder Analysis and Communications Planning
WORD WORD

3. Project Oversight

Sponsor and Project Manager Review:
Sponsor and Project Manager Review
WORD
Steering Committee Formation:
Example #1 -
Steering Committee Formation
WORD
Steering Committee Kick-Off Meeting:
Steering Committee Kick-Off Meeting
WORD
Status Report Initiation:
Status Report Initiation
WORD

4. Governance Initiation

Governance Oversight Self Assessment:
Governance Oversight Self Assessment:
WORD
Preliminary BMC-TMB Briefing:
Preliminary BMC-TMB Briefing
WORD
Initial PRB Monthly Monitoring Report:
Initial PRB Monthly Monitoring Report
WORD

5. Preliminary Planning

Preliminary Work Breakdown Structure:
Preliminary Work Breakdown Structure
WORD
Summary Project Plan Development:
Summary Project Plan Development
WORD
Milestone Schedule Development:
Example #1 -
Milestone Schedule Development
WORD
Stakeholder Briefing and Approval to Proceed:
Example #1 -
Stakeholder Briefing and Approval to Proceed
WORD

6. PRB Submission and Initial Funding Release

PRB Submission and Initial Funding Release
WORD

Project Analysis top page

1. Industry and Solution Trend Identification

Operations Analysis
Detailed Operations Assessment:
Detailed Operations Assessment
WORD
Detailed Business Objectives:
Example #1 -
Detailed Business Objectives
WORD
Future Operations Modeling:
Example #1 -
Future Operations Modeling
WORD
Operational Metrics Success Factors:
Example #1 -
Operational Metrics Success Factors
WORD
Operational Requirements
Detailed Operational Requirements:
Example #1 -
Detailed Operational Requirements
WORD
Stakeholder Operations Review and Approval:
Example #1 -
Stakeholder Operations Review and Approval
WORD
Operational Analysis Milestone
Example #1 -
Operational Analysis Milestone
WORD
Business Strategy and Operations Alignment:
Operational Improvement Target Metrics
Functional Analysis
Software Object Analysis:
Example #1 -
Software Object Analysis
WORD
Data Repository Analysis:
Example #1 -
Data Repository Analysis
WORD
Technology Asset Analysis:
Example #1 -
Technology Asset Analysis
WORD
Staffing Analysis
Example #1 -
Staffing Analysis
WORD
External Partner Analysis
Example #1 -
External Partner Analysis
WORD
Performance Standards Analysis:
Example #1 -
Performance Standards Analysis
WORD
Technology Standards Identification
Example #1 -
Technology Standards Identification
WORD
Functional Requirements
Functional Definition and Operational Alignment:
Example #1 -
Functional Definition and Operational Alignment
WORD
Detailed Functional Requirements:
Example #1 -
Detailed Functional Requirements
WORD
Consolidated Operational/Functional Requirements:
Example #1 -
Consolidated Operational/Functional Requirements
WORD
Requirements Approval
Project Team Requirements Review:
Example #1 -
Project Team Requirements Review
WORD
Stakeholder Requirements Review and Approval:
Example #1 -
Stakeholder Requirements Review and Approval
WORD
Detailed Requirements Milestone
Example #1 -
Detailed Requirements Milestone
WORD
Short Term Business Process Improvement
Options Analysis
Options Identification and Alignment:
Example #1 -
Options Identification and Alignment
WORD
Application Purchase Assessment:
Example #1 -
Application Purchase Assessment
WORD
Software Development Assessment
Example #1 -
Software Development Assessment
WORD
Options Cost Estimates
Example #1 -
Options Cost Estimates
WORD
Request for Information
RFI Development
Example #1 -
RFI Development
WORD
RFI Issuance and Response Review
Example #1 -
RFI Issuance and Response Review
WORD
Presentations, Demonstrations, and Proof of Concept
Example #1 -
Presentations, Demonstrations, and Proof of Concept
WORD
RFI Findings Documentation
Example #1 -
RFI Findings Documentation
WORD
Requirements Development
Technical Requirements Development
Example #1 -
Technical Requirements Development
WORD
Staffing Resource Requirements
Example #1 -
Staffing Resource Requirements
WORD
Alternatives Development
Alternatives Impact and Cost Assessment
Example #1 -
Alternatives Impact and Cost Assessment
WORD
Recommendation and Alternatives Development
Example #1 -
Recommendation and Alternatives Development
WORD
Options and Recommendation Documentation
Example #1 -
Options and Recommendation Documentation
WORD
Vendor/Partner Opportunities Definition
Resource Gap Analysis
Staffing Resource Gap Analysis
Example #1 -
Staffing Resource Gap Analysis
WORD
Systems Resource Gap Analysis
Example #1 -
Systems Resource Gap Analysis
WORD
Tools Assessment
Example #1 -
Tools Assessment
WORD
Proposed Solution Documentation
Final Solution Definition and Scope
Example #1 -
Final Solution Definition and Scope
WORD
Preliminary Implementation Plan Preparation
Example #1 -
Preliminary Implementation Plan Preparation
WORD
Updated Business Case and Cost Benefit Analysis
Example #1 -
Updated Business Case and Cost Benefit Analysis
WORD
Detailed Resource Planning
Example #1 -
Detailed Resource Planning
WORD
Business Strategic Plan Refinement
Solution Endorsement
Project Audit Review
Example #1 -
Project Audit Review
WORD
Stakeholder Recommendation Review and Approval
Example #1 -
Stakeholder Recommendation Review and Approval
WORD
Governance and CIO Solution Endorsement
Example #1 -
Governance and CIO Solution Endorsement
WORD
Comprehensive solution Analysis Miilestone
Example #1 -
Comprehensive solution Analysis Miilestone
WORD
Solution Design top page
Project Reporting and Control
Charter and Scope Refinement
 
Charter and Scope Refinement
WORD
Sponsor and Steering Committee Review
 
Sponsor and Steering Committee Review
WORD
Management and Governance Reporting
 
Management and Governance Reporting
WORD
Administrative Process Review
 
Administrative Process Review
WORD
Work Process Definition
Roles and Responsibilities Definition
 
Roles and Responsibilities Definition
WORD
Organizational Work Alignment
 
Organizational Work Alignment
WORD
Implementation Project Plan Development
 
Implementation Project Plan Development
WORD
Project Resource Gathering
Resource Gap Fulfillment Strategy
 
Resource Gap Fulfillment Strategy
WORD
Existing Capabilities Analysis
 
Existing Capabilities Analysis
WORD
Staff Resource Procurement
 
Staff Resource Procurement
WORD
Team Assignments
 
Team Assignments
WORD
Development Project Kick-Off
Vendor Product Specifications
Contract Vendor Work Order
Body of Work Definition
 
Body of Work Definition
WORD
Example #1 -
Work Order Issuance
WORD
Request for Proposal Development
Procurement Language Development
 
Procurement Language Development
WORD
Terms and Conditions Inclusion
 
Terms and Conditions Inclusion
WORD
Requirements Review and Inclusion
 
Requirements Review and Inclusion
WORD
Statement of Work Draft
 
Statement of Work Draft
WORD
Request for Proposal Issuance:
  
RFP Review and Approval
WORD
RFP Release
RFP Release
WORD
  
Pre-Proposal Conference
WORD
Vendor Product Selection
RFP Evaluation Team Identification
 
RFP Evaluation Team Identification
WORD
Evaluation Criteria Formulation
 
Evaluation Criteria Formulation
WORD
Initial Response Evaluation and Elimination
 
Initial Response Evaluation and Elimination
WORD
Comprehensive RFP Response Evaluation
 
Comprehensive RFP Response Evaluation
WORD
Technical Evaluation and Ranking
 
Technical Evaluation and Ranking
WORD
Finalists Notification and Presentations
 
Finalists Notification and Presentations
WORD
Final Ranking Determination
 
Final Ranking Determination
WORD
Winner Apparent Notification
 
Winner Apparent Notification
WORD
Vendor Selection Milestone
 
Vendor Selection Milestone
WORD
Vendor Product Procurement
Vendor Contracting
 
Vendor Contracting
WORD
Statement of Work Negotiation
 
Statement of Work Negotiation
WORD
Contract Approval and Signing
 
Contract Approval and Signing
WORD
Vendor Contract Milestone
 
Vendor Contract Milestone
WORD
Vendor/Partner Service Enhancement
Technical Engineering
Project Environment Planning
 
Project Environment Planning
WORD
Technical Design Strategy
 
Technical Design Strategy
WORD
Solution Modeling
 
Solution Modeling
WORD
Requirements Review
 
Requirements Review
WORD
Project Engineering
Quality Assurance Approach
 
Quality Assurance Approach
WORD
Business Process Redesign
 
Business Process Redesign
WORD
Operational Training Planning
 
Operational Training Planning
WORD
Business Re-engineering Milestone
IT Streamline Re-engineering
Solution Review
Dependency Assessment
Functional Dependency Analysis
 
Functional Dependency Analysis
WORD
Hardware and Software Dependency Mapping
 
Hardware and Software Dependency Mapping
WORD
Data Mapping
 
Data Mapping
WORD
Solution Design
Detailed Technical Design Specifications
 
Detailed Technical Design Specifications
WORD
Requirements Traceability Matrix
 
Requirements Traceability Matrix
WORD
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Development
WORD
Design review
 
Design Review
WORD
Future Operations Design
Solution Prototyping
Test Design
Test Plan Development
 
Test Plan Development
WORD
Acceptance Test Plan Development
 
Acceptance Test Plan Development
WORD
Implementation Planning:
Technical Design/Prototype Milestone
Development and Implementation Templatestop page
Development Preparation
Project Environment Build-Out
 
Project Environment Build-Out
WORD
Production Hardware Acquisition
 
Production Hardware Acquisition
WORD
Development Strategy and Methodology
 
Development Strategy and Methodology
WORD
Change Review
 
Change Review
WORD
Development
Vendor Application Installation
 
Vendor Application Installation
WORD
Solution Development
 
Solution Development
WORD
SLA/OLA Development
 
SLA/OLA Development
WORD
Training Development
Training Development
WORD
Testing
Unit/String/Application Level Testing
 
Unit/String/Application Level Testing
WORD
System Testing
 
System Testing
WORD
Acceptance Testing
Acceptance Testing
WORD
User Sign-Off
 
User Sign-Off
WORD
System Readiness Milestone
Process Preparation
Business Process Re-Engineering
 
Business Process Re-Engineering
WORD
User Training
 
User Training
WORD
Solution Support Staff Training
 
Solution Support Staff Training
WORD
Solution Pilot(s)
Implementation Administration
Project Readiness Assessment
 
Project Readiness Assessment
WORD
Change Management
 
Change Management
WORD
Final Implementation
Solution Deployment
 
Solution Deployment
WORD
Parallel Testing
 
Parallel Testing
WORD
Final System Sign-off
 
Final System Sign-off
WORD
Operations Implementation
 
Operations Implementation
WORD
System Implementation Milestone
 
System Implementation Milestone
WORD
Business Process Improvement Implementation
Production Templates top page
System Stabilization Monitoring
Production Transition Preparation
System Documentation
 
System Documentation
WORD
Operation Maintenance and Documentation
Example #1 -
Example #2 -
Operations and Maintenance
WORD
Application Help Documentation
 
Application Help Documentation
WORD
Follow-Up Work Identification
Production System Acceptance
Production System Certification
 
Production System Certification
WORD
SLA/OLA Review and Adoption
 
SLA/OLA Review and Adoption
WORD
System Maintenance Initiation/Resumption
 
System Maintenance Initiation/Resumption
WORD
Obsolete System Retirement
Equipment Disposal
 
Equipment Disposal
WORD
Code and Documentation Archival
 
Code and Documentation Archival
WORD
Hardware and Software Inventory Update
IT Process Improvement Implementation
Project Post-Implementation Review
Contract Review
 
Contract Review
WORD
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned
WORD
Awareness Summary
 
Awareness Summary
WORD
Team Recognition
 
Team Recognition
WORD
Business Strategy Update
 
Business Strategy Update
WORD
Project Closure
Project Files Close-out and Archival
Project Files Close-out and Archival
WORD
Project Facilities Resolution
 
Project Facilities Resolution
WORD
Project Team Redeployment
 
Project Team Redeployment
WORD
Project Review Board Close-Out Report
 
Project Review Board Close-Out Report
WORD
Project Budget Closure
Financial System Close-Out
 
Financial System Close-Out
WORD
Remaining Funds Disposition
 
Remaining Funds Disposition
WORD
Department Budget Evaluation
 
Department Budget Evaluation
WORD
Project Close-Out Milestone: