Operational Finance and Enterprise Governance

Project Templates

The Project Management Framework includes a series of numbered templates that provide a method to capture the required project management information throughout the project’s lifecycle. The following templates are used throughout the Project Management Framework Lifecycle; for assistance with using any project template, contact the Enterprise Project Management Team at [email protected].

Core Project Management Templates

Core templates are those that are completed for ALL Enterprise Solutions’ projects and form the basis of George Mason’s Project Management Framework Lifecycle.

PhaseTemplatePrimary ResponsibleDescription
IntakeProposal Collaboration Worksheet (PCW)BA, Business AnalystThe starting point for all requests or projects; the document concentrates on defining the project's scope and purpose
InitiationProject Charter (Word)EPMO Project ManagerCaptures deliverables, team requirements, assumptions, risks needed to effectively plan the project; Provides the “definition of done”
PlanningPlanning Document (Word)EPMO Project ManagerIdentifies specific resources, schedule, work/effort, and refines assumptions, risks, and deliverables identified in the Charter and works alongside project schedule
PlanningProject Cost Estimation (Excel)Builds an estimate of the project implementation and operations costs including hardware, software, services, and internal resources
DeliveryAcceptance of Deliverables (Word)EPMO Project ManagerApproval form that deliverable requirements met; May be used as many times as needed to account for acceptance of all deliverables
CloseoutProject Close Out Report (Word)EPMO Project ManagerOverview of project accomplishments, participants, and key successes as well as lessons learned from the project

Optional Project Management Templates

These templates provide optional tools for capturing information beyond the core project documentation – especially during a project’s planning phase.

PhaseTemplateDescription
All PhasesQuick Reference Guide (PDF)Checklist of the items and requirements
needed to navigate the Project Management Framework Lifecycle
Delivery/ Any PhaseApproval to Proceed (Word)Approval form to continue project (go/no go approval) when a key decision point is identified and must be documented
DeliveryApproval to Operate (Word)Approval to move one or more project deliverables to production; Primarily used for iterative and software development projects

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