Build the Schedule and Budget Templates - Descriptions

Cost Baseline Only $7.95

When a project begins, a budget is made available based on the initial cost estimates for the project. As the project progresses, the costs need to be tracked and validated against the budget baseline. The comparison is based on what the project was expected to spend at any given time versus the spending that the project has actually incurred in that same timeframe.

This template contains the following sections:

Target Spending

Actual Spending

Variance $

Variance Percent

Comments / Action Plan

 
   
Cost Estimate by WBS Element Only $7.95

This is a template that describes the cost of a project by major WBS element.

This template contains the following sections:

WBS Element

Account Number

Labor Hours

Labor

Non-Labor

Total Cost

 
   
Cost Estimate Summary Only $7.95

This simple form summarizes project costs estimates into categories (labor, non labor, project management, risk contingency, etc.)

This template contains the following sections:

Category

Includes / Description

Cost

 
   
Cost Management Plan Only $8.85

The Cost Management Plan describes the process that will be used to manage the project budget including tracking current expenditures, upcoming expenses, identifying potential budget overruns and evaluating overall project spending against the budget.

This template contains the following sections:

Purpose

Cost Baseline

Cost Monitoring and Control

Budget Updates

Cost Reports

Roles and Responsibilities

Frequency

Feedback

Budget Change Review and Approval

Tools

Budget Integration

Project Approvals

 
   
Effort and Cost Estimate (Excel) Only $8.85

This estimating template provides a common format for making estimates for typical IT development projects.

This template contains the following sections:

Instructions

Define the Work - Schedule

Analysis

Design

Construction

Testing

Implementation

Hardware - Software

Misc

Support

 
   
Project Milestone Summary Chart Only $7.95

This estimating template provides a common format for making estimates for typical IT development projects.

This template contains the following sections:

Milestone Event

Status

 
   
Project Resource Requirements Only $7.95

The output of the resource planning process is a description of the types of resources that are required and the quantities for each resource. This worksheet can be used to describe the resources, the approximate cost of the resources and how the resources could be obtained.

This template contains the following sections:

Type of Resource

Cost per Unit

Number Needed

Date Needed

Internal / External

Comments

 
   
Schedule Management Plan Only $8.85

The Schedule Management Plan describes the process that will be used to manage the project schedule including tracking activities in progress, identifying activities to be completed, measuring activity performance against allocated time, identification of potential project delays, and evaluating overall project performance.

This template contains the following sections:

Purpose

Project Master Schedule

Schedule Maintenance

Schedule Updates and Status Reporting Process

Schedule Change Review and Approval Process

Roles and responsibilities

Update frequency

Progress feedback

Tools

Reports

Schedule integration

Project Approvals

 
   
Staffing Management Plan Only $8.85

The staffing management plan describes when and how human resources will be brought onto and taken off of the project team.

This template contains the following sections:

Overall Staffing Approach

Human Resource Needs / Timing

Training Needs

Location

Staff Acquisition

Reassignment

Project Rewards and Consequences

Project Approvals

 

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