We’re happy to share these free project management templates. They were created by an experienced, PMP® certified project manager at MyPM. They’re designed to save project management time, trigger next steps and better organize the user. Every one of these templates are editable and can be easily modified to fit your project needs. They are organized below by process groups.
If you’re a new project manager, you’ll soon discover that you can use templates to save a lot of time on a project or you can use templates to waste a lot of time.
An even application of effort across all aspects of every project is unnecessary and wasteful. Each project is different and there really isn’t a good “one-size-fits-all” approach for managing them. Your management approach must scale to fit the project at hand.
The same is true for project management templates. They won’t fit every project. Use them as starting points and modify them to fit your project needs. That’s why they are editable.
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Our free templates are listed by process group, below. We’re happy to share them.
If you need a complete set of templates to support you throughout the project life cycle, consider getting our new ebook, The Practitioner’s Book of Project Management Templates. It contains 86 editable templates that are arranged to expedite development of project management plans. A consistently prepared set of templates may help eliminate gaps in planning.
Initiating Process Group
The initiating processes are performed to define a new project or a new phase of an existing project by obtaining authorization to begin.
Planning Process Group
The planning processes are those that are required to establish the scope of the project, refine the objectives, and define the course of action required to attain the objectives.
Scope Management
Time Management
Cost Management
Basis of Estimates
Budget Tracking Log
Cost Management Plan
Quality Management
Quality Management Plan
Test Plan
Human Resource Management
Performance Report
Communications Management
Risk Management
Risk Identification Questionnaire
Risk Management Plan
Risk Probability and Impact Matrix
Risk Response Plan
Root Cause Analysis
SWOT Analysis
Procurement Management
Stakeholder Management
Executing Process Group
The executing processes are performed to complete the work defined in the project management plan to satisfy the project specifications.
Monitoring and Controlling Process Group
The monitoring and controlling processes are required to track, review, and regulate the progress and performance of the project. In this phase, project managers identify any areas in which changes to the plan are required and initiate those corresponding changes.
Quality Audit
Root Cause Analysis
Variance Report
Closing Process Group
The closing processes are performed to finalize all activities across all process groups and formally close the project or phase.
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Check out our new e-book, The Practitioner’s Book of Project Management Templates. It’s developed by a PMP certified project manager to expedite development of project management plans.
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