This Blueprint is intended to provide Project Management Essentials for the Establishment, Planning, Tracking and Closure for a typical project of any type (not necessarily Information Technology).

The stages in Project Management Essentials are:

1.Idea Stage
This stage contains document product templates for capturing the Project Brief and Business Case.

Templates used in this stage are:

• Project Brief Template
• Business Case Template

2.Project Definition
This stage is intended to be used to plan, establish, scope and kick-off a project of any type.

Templates used in this stage are:

• Project Plan Template
• Project Quality Plan Template
• Risk Management Plan Template
• Project Communication Plan Template
• Project Risk Assessment Template
• Business Glossary Template
• Acceptance Criteria Template

3.Project Delivery
This stage is intended to be used for User Acceptance Test Planning and execution for a project.

Templates used in this stage are:

• Lessons Learned Log Template
• Product Status Log Template
• Quality Review Form Template
• Training Plan Template

4.Project Review & Closure
Provide document templates required to review and handover a completed project.

Templates used in this stage are:

• Lessons Learned Report Template
• End Project Report Template
• Post-Project Handover Template
• Stage Checklist-Closure

5.Controls - All Stages
This stage is not a project stage but represents those deiverables that are used across all stages of the project.

Templates used in this stage are:

• Project, Stage Status Report Template
• Issue Log Template
• Risk Log Template
• Lessons Learned Log Template
• Time Sheet Template
• Tracking Worksheet Template
• Quality Log Template
• Quality Review Form Template