Program Management/ProjectPlanTemplate

Project Name

problem statement - describe the current state of the world

Goal

keep the goal statement as simple as possible and include criteria to make it clear when the project will be completed

Scope

list items that are both in and out of scope for the project

Status

optional as there may be another section that contains status implicitly - like a bug list

Projects

Sub-project

list any sub-projects - depending on complexity you may want to create a project page for each sub-project

Communication

Communication Type	Mechanism	Audience
Announcements	dev-platform and dev-planning lists	all
General discussion	dev-platform list	devs
Meetings	meeting time Dial-in: Audio-only conference# conf number People with Mozilla phones or softphones please dial x4000 Conf# conf number US/Toll-free: +1 800 707 2533, (pin 4000) Conf# conf number US/California/Mountain View: +1 650 903 0800, x4000 Conf# conf number US/California/San Francisco: +1 415 762 5700, x4000 Conf# conf number US/Oregon/Portland: +1 971 544 8000, x4000 Conf# conf number CA/British Columbia/Vancouver: +1 778 785 1540, x4000 Conf# conf number CA/Ontario/Toronto: +1 416 848 3114, x4000 Conf# conf number UK/London: +44 (0)207 855 3000, x4000 Conf# conf number FR/Paris: +33 1 84 88 37 37, x4000 Conf# conf number Gmail Chat (requires Flash and the Google Talk plugin): paste +1 650 903 0800 into the Gmail Chat box that doesn't look like it accepts phone numbers SkypeOut is free if you use the 800 number Vidyo: video room IRC: #ircchannel Agenda:	all
Meeting summaries	this wiki	all

Press & Blog Posts

optional - you may want to capture press, blog posts, etc. about the project

Minutes and Progress Reports

2012
minutes go here

People

list required competencies for people and, once defined, the people working on project

Engineering

primary devs working on project

Other Engineering

subject matter experts contributing to project

Risks

list risks in table below

Risk ID	Description