Project Management Resources

Project Management tools with guides to plan, track, and deliver projects efficiently while improving organization and team collaboration.

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Project Management Toolkit

Are you managing a project at Central Michigan University and looking for guidance, structure, or tools to help keep things organized? 

The Project Management Toolkit provides a simple starting point for planning and managing projects. Begin with the self-guided Project Management Toolkit PowerPoint, then explore the available templates to support your project from start to finish.

These resources are designed to help you define project goals, organize key information, track progress, manage tasks, document decisions, and close out your project successfully.

Each template serves a specific purpose and can be customized based on the size, complexity, and needs of your project. Use the tools that are most helpful for your work and adapt them as needed.

A self-guided PowerPoint that introduces the Project Management Toolkit and explains how the templates work together to support project planning, execution, communication, and closeout. Use this resource as a starting point to learn how to manage your own project using simple, practical tools.

Project Management Toolkit Guide

Helps define the purpose, scope, goals, success criteria, and key milestones of your project. Use this template to align stakeholders, establish expectations, and create a shared understanding of what the project will achieve.

Project Charter Template

Serves as the primary working document for managing project tasks, milestones, ownership, timelines, and status updates. Use this template to keep your project organized, track progress, and ensure work continues moving forward.

Project Tracker Template

Helps identify key stakeholders, define communication needs, and establish how and when project information will be shared. Use this template to keep the right people informed and maintain alignment throughout the project.

Communication Plan Template

Provides a centralized location to document important project decisions, risks, and issues. Use this template to maintain a record of project activities, support decision-making, and track items that may impact project success.

Project Log Template

Provides a structured format for planning meetings, documenting discussions, capturing action items, and recording key decisions. Use this template to keep meetings focused, productive, and accountable while maintaining a record of project discussions.

Project Meeting Agenda Template

Captures project successes, challenges, and opportunities for improvement following project completion. Use this template to document key takeaways and help improve future projects.

Project Lessons Learned Template