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Simple Project Plan

Document template for Google Docs and Word

Make a copy in Google Docs
Type
Document
Price
Free
Pages
7 · US Letter
Style
Minimal
Difficulty
Beginner
Updated
October 30, 2026

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Overview

Small teams and first-time project leads often skip the plan or bury it in jargon. This template keeps it plain: one goal with measures, six tasks with one owner and one date each, a weekly chart with two protected milestones, a budget with contingency, and a risk heat map with a register.

The sample is a 14-week plan for a fictional hotel group, Ashdown Park Group, to launch a new direct-booking website with a $165k budget. Replace the goal, tasks, dates, costs and risks with your own, mark your two critical milestones, and get your sponsor to sign before work starts.

Useful for

  • A first-time project lead turning a sponsor's request into a plan the whole team can follow
  • A small team of five to nine people agreeing tasks, owners and dates before work begins
  • A sponsor who needs scope, budget and key dates on a few pages before approving spend

What's included

  • Goal page with a five-measure scorecard and a next-quarter checklist
  • Task page with six owners and due dates, plus a month chart of the same tasks
  • Weekly schedule over 16 weeks with phases, owners and two milestones that cannot slip
  • Budget page with a monthly cost chart, a budget and forecast table and a contingency note
  • Risk heat map and register with likelihood, impact, owner and response for five risks
  • Guide page that lists what to replace first

How to use it

  1. 1

    Click Make a copy in Google Docs, then confirm on the Google page. The copy is saved to your own Google Drive.

  2. 2

    Write your goal and measures on page 1, then give every task on page 2 one owner and one due date.

  3. 3

    Replace the weekly schedule with your own estimates, and mark the two milestones that cannot slip.

  4. 4

    Click the budget chart, choose Open source, enter your costs, and keep a 10% contingency. Rate each risk and name an owner.

  5. 5

    Delete the Make it yours guide page, then share the plan with your sponsor and team.

What you need

Requirements

  • A Google account with access to Google Drive

Works with

  • Google Docs
  • Microsoft Word (download the .docx)

Questions

How big a project is this plan for?

It suits projects of four to sixteen weeks with five to nine people and budgets from about $60k to $1.5M. Larger programs need a fuller plan with change control.

What should I keep if I trim it?

Delete sections your project does not need, but keep the risks and the approvals. Those are the two parts you will be judged on if the project slips.

Are the company, people and figures real?

No. Ashdown Park Group, the people named and every figure and chart are fictional sample data. Replace them with your own project before you share the plan.

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