This business project plan outlines a project with the following key elements: a description of the project scope including objectives, deliverables, stakeholders and work excluded from the project; an implementation plan detailing tasks, technology and change control processes; an analysis of required resources including personnel, equipment and vendors; a cost analysis and project schedule with milestones; a risk management plan; and plans for quality management and performance measurement. The project team roles and responsibilities are defined along with a mitigation strategy for potential budget cuts.

1. Business Project Plan
Presenter Name | Company Name

2. Project Description
Brief description of the project

3. Project Scope
 Describe the work to be accomplished
 What’s the purpose or business need for this project?
 Is there a relationship to other projects?
 Who are the stakeholders?
 What work is out of scope for this project?

4. Objectives
 Identify overall project objectives:
 Technical objectives
 Schedule objectives
 Cost objectives
 Special objectives
 Non-goals

5. Deliverables
 What products or services will your project deliver?
 Include client requirements

6. Success Factors
 Identify elements that are key to the success of the project, such as:
 Satisfied clients or stakeholders
 Met project objectives
 Completed within budget
 Delivered on time

7. Project Team Roles and Responsibilities
[Full Name]
Project Manager
[Full Name]
Administrative
Assistant
[Full Name] [Full Name] [Full Name] [Full Name]
Member Role Member Role Member Role Member Role

8. Implementation
 Tasks/activities
 Procedures
 Tools/technology
 Project change control process
DYA: define your acronyms!

9. Resources
Outside
People Equipment Locations Manufacturing Sales
Services
Resource 1 Resource 1 Resource 1 Resource 1 Resource 1 Resource 1
Resource 2 Resource 2 Resource 2 Resource 2 Resource 2 Resource 2
Resource 3 Resource 3 Resource 3 Resource 3 Resource 3 Resource 3
Resource 4 Resource 4 Resource 4 Resource 4 Resource 4 Resource 4
Notes Notes Notes Notes Notes Notes

10. Cost Analysis
Annual Cost
$1,400,000
$1,200,000
$1,000,000
$800,000
$600,000
$400,000
$200,000
$-
Parts and materials
Manufacturing equipment
Salaries Maintenance Office lease Warehouse lease InsuranceBenefits and pensionsVehicles Research

11. Project Schedule and Milestones
Milestone 1 Milestone 2 Milestone 3 Milestone 4
• January 10 • April 10 • July 10 • October 10

12. Risk Management Plan
Risk Probability Impact Owner Mitigation Plan
Budget cuts may
reduce staff, affecting Project See appendix for a phased
Medium High
project scope and Manager implementation plan
schedule

13. Quality Management and Performance Measures
 Define quality management plans
 How will you monitor and control costs?
 How will you monitor and control schedule?

14. Appendix
 Reference supplementary materials
and resources