Fillable Printable Project Planning Sample Template
Fillable Printable Project Planning Sample Template
Project Planning Sample Template
Project planning
template
Putting the pieces together
Project planning template
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1 Project Planning
There are a number of stages and tasks that need to be completed to produce your
neighbourhood plan. A project plan can help you to visualise the process and identify what needs
to be done, when and by whom.
To help you to develop a project plan we have produced a template. This template includes an
annotated project plan with hints and tips and a blank spreadsheet that you and your group can
fill in.
Once filled in your project plan will enable you and your group to identify the tasks that need to be
completed and indicative time-scales for each task. It can also be used to assign tasks to
particular members of your group and to identify where additional resources and assistance may
be required.
You are advised to look at the annotated plan and to read How to project plan before you fill in
the blank project plan. It explains in further detail:
•
why you need to prepare a project plan
•
what goes into a project plan
•
how to fill in your project plan
The project plan template provides an overview of the tasks required at each stage of the
neighbourhood plan process and includes links to other resources for further information. The list
of tasks is not exhaustive and your group may wish to further divide the tasks into smaller, more
manageable chunks.
The project plan template also includes a number of suggestions on information you may wish to
include and display. For example, you could include notes on progress or use different colours to
differentiate between tasks carried out by your group and those carried out by your local planning
authority.
Contact:
Planning Aid England
Royal Town Planning Institute
41 Botolph Lane
London EC3R 8DL
Tel. 020 3206 1880
E-mail: [email protected]
For further information
Registered Charity Number: 262865
Scottish Registered Charity Number: SC 037841
The neighbourhood plan process
is separated into stages
The overall stage
in the
neighbourhood
plan process is
separated into
smaller more
manageable
tasks and
activities.
You may wish to
break these tasks
down further. For
example
publicising the
intention to
produce a
neighbourhood
plan could
involve: setting
up a website;
setting up a
Facebook and
Twitter account;
organising
workshops,
designing
leaflets, printing
and distributing
leaflets.
You may wish to include a notes column. This could be used to
detail dates of one off meetings (for example with the local
planning authority), any issues to consider and how decisions
will be made (e.g. if the local authority decision is to be made by
planning committee).
Include dates - this project plan provides a
monthly view. If you decide to break the tasks
down further you may wish to use a weekly
view or fortnightly view.
Symbols can be
used to illustrate
deadlines – these
are often called
milestones and
they are key
stages in the
process
Tasks can be
carried out at
the same time.
You may wish to include details
of regular meetings e.g. monthly
steering group meetings.
Indicative time-scales should be added to each of the tasks /
activities.
You may wish to use different colours in order to distinguish
between the tasks carried out by your group and those carried
out by your local planning authority.
You may wish to include
details of who will lead the
particular tasks e.g. specific
working groups, members or
the local planning authority
Key:
◊ = milestone / deadline
= monthly steering group meeting
= task to be carried out by neighbourhood plan group
= task to be carried out by your local planning
authority
