Implementation Plan Template
Use the following template to create your implementation plan in Week Four.
Project Name or Identification:
Project Stakeholders
• Names
• Titles or roles
• Contact information
Project Description
• Background
• Description of the challenge or opportunity
• Overview of the desired impact
Measurable Organizational Value (MOV)
• Project's overall goal and measure of success
• What elements of the project provide value to the organization?
• ROI (return on investment) and cost versus benefit
• Statement or table format
Project Scope
• What will be included in the scope of this project?
• What will be considered outside the scope of this project?
• What are the project's main deliverables?
• Provide a statement and description.
Project Schedule Summary
• Project start date
• Project end date
• Timeline of project phases and milestones
• Project reviews and review dates
Project Budget Summary
• Total project budget
• Budget broken down by phase
Quality Issues
• Specific quality requirements
Resources Required
• People
• Technology
• Facilities
• Other
• Resources to be provided
o Resource
o Name of resource provider
o Date to be provided
Assumptions and Risks
• Assumptions used to develop estimates
• Key risks, probability of occurrence, and impact
• Organizational or time constraints
• Risks of not doing this project
• Assess dependencies on other projects or areas within or outside the organization
• Assessment project's impact on the organization
• Outstanding issues
• Formulation of key project risk mitigation strategies
Project Administration
• Communications plan
• Scope management plan
o The change control process
• Quality management plan
o Testing procedures related to the implementation
• Change management plan
• Human resources plan
Implementation and Continued Maintenance and Project Closure Plan
• What data or existing format will need to be changed?
• What production systems will be handled?
• What downtime will be needed?
• How will the integration be communicated?
• How will the new system be deployed (pilot, phased, parallel, plunge, and so on)?
• Support and maintenance
o Technical, user, and system training documentation
o System support roles and functions