• Scheduling
• Plan Development - Task Identification and Workbreakdown Structure
• Scheduling Checklist
• Estimating Methods and Processes


• Tracking
• Milestone Table with Driver Tasks
• Tracking with Visible Deliverables


• Communication
• Communication Plan
• Project Stakeholder/Influencer Assessment and Communication Plan


• Status Reports
• Project Status Report Formats
• Simple Portfolio Status Report
• Issue Resolution Status Report


• Bonus: Budgeting
• Budget and Cost Tracking Formats

Communication Plan

Summary: A template for a plan indicating how the team will communicate important information during the project-status, meetings, issues, access to deliverables, and design and document reviews.

This template will help you and your team ...

• Agree early in the project on norms for critical project communication.
• Stay aligned and synchronized with outside partners by insuring appropriate and mutually-agreeable communication expectations.

Table of Contents (example contents are included for each section):

1. Introduction: Guidelines for using the template, including pitfalls to watch for and items that are often overlooked.
2. 1.0 Stakeholders
3. 2.0 Project Communication Resources
1. 2.1 Collaboration space
2. 2.2 Email distribution list
3. 2.3 Teleconferencing system/account
4. 3.0 Formal Project Communication-Project Management
1. 3.1 Weekly status reports
2. 3.2 Weekly team meetings
3. 3.3 Weekly project plan updates
4. 3.4 Monthly Executive Committee Meeting
5. 4.0 Formal Project Communication-Design and Deliverables
1. 4.1 Design Reviews
2. 4.2 Document Reviews
6. 5.0 Informal Project Communication
7. Appendix A: Guidelines for Defining Communication with Partner Team Members