Project Management Plan template

[lemarsh]

Not sure where this should sit, so here is as good as else where.....

I have just started working as a Project Manager for a small company. I am looking to do the 'job properly' and this includes writing a project management Plan (amongst other things). But I am trying to see if there are templates of good PMPs available, but have found none on the Internet (it is a word document, not a Microsoft Project plan).

As we are a small company, standards like this are not the best, so current PMPs are not very good.

Any suggestions..........

(I am in the IT department)

[chriscl]

This might be a little over-the-top for your requirements.....but:

I usually find that when dealing with "commercial" IT projects, that most suppliers/consultants will be familiar with the standard project "methodologies". These are industry-standard processes used for creating, managing and implementing large scale projects.

Personally I use SSADM (Structured Systems Analysis and Design Methodology) but there's PRINCE2 as well....

Anyway, a good primer on SSADM can be found here:

http://www.comp.glam.ac.uk/pages/sta.../chapter4.html

HTH!