Project Templates for the PMBOK Project Planning Process Group

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Planning Process Group

The Project Planninng Process further clarifies the project's objectives and plans all of the activities necessary in order to meet the project's objectives and the scope for which the project was undertaken. Each of these project planning templates provides you with document formatting, guidance on writing each section, standard content where it can be standardized along with sample text. Our project planning templates are created by PMI PMP certified project managers and are based on the PMBOK Guide - Fourth Edition.

Templates for the Project Planning Process Group

Communications Management Plan Template
The Communications Management Plan defines the communication requirements for the project and how the information is to be distributed. Effective communications is critical to the success of a project, for this reason the Communications Management Plan should be one of your key project subsidiary management plans.

Cost Management Plan Template
The Cost Management Plan details how the project costs will be measured and repored upon. It defines the control thresholds and corrective actions to be taken if the thresholds are exceeded.

Procurement Management Plan Template
The Procurement Management Plan identifies the processes for evaluation, selection and management of procurements required for a project.

Project Management Plan Template
The Project Management Plan states how the project is executed, monitored and contolled and closed. The documents created during the initiation process feed into the development of the project management plan.

Risk Management Plan Template
The Risk Management Plan addresses not only how risks in the project will be managed, it also details how the risks were identified and ranked.

Risk Register Template
The Risk Register is a list of all project risks including their risk rankings, responses and risk owners.

Schedule Management Plan Template
The Schedule Management Plan provides the framework for managing the project schedule and the process required to change the project schedule should the need arise.

Scope Management Plan Template
The Scope Management Plan ensures that the project includes the work and only the work necessary to successfully complete the project.

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Template
This WBS template presents the most popular formats for work breakdown structures. Select the format you prefer, then delete the rest.

The following subsidiary management plans are in development and will be added to the site as they become available. All templates are based on the PMBOK Guide - Fourth Edition.

Requirements Management Plan Template
Quality Management Plan Template
Process Improvement Plan Template
Human Resource Plan Template

Our project management templates are free for you to copy and use on your project and within your organization. We hope that you find these templates useful and welcome your comments. Public distribution of these documents is only permitted from the Project Management Docs official website at www.ProjectManagementDocs.com