Advertisement Updated by Tina Sieber on 28 September 2017. Project management is the discipline of planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives. Without setting measurable goals and keeping track of various efforts and resources, projects don’t stand a chance of seeing a successful completion. There are many useful tools out there for project management. One such program you can utilize to keep track of your projects is Microsoft Excel. With Skip the steep learning curve and sort your life with the power of Excel templates.

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We have compiled a selection of auto-updating templates to track budgets, manage projects, and more., you can turn your simple spreadsheets into project management charts and forms. In this article, I will cover a few of the most useful Excel project management tracking templates as well as how to find and install them. In this article: Microsoft Templates First, let’s see what templates you already have installed in Excel. For the purpose of this demonstration, we’ve used Excel 2016, but the procedure is similar in Office 2013. Search Online Templates The fastest way to finding the kind of template you need is searching for it.

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Excel Project Management Template, free and safe download. Excel Project Management Template latest version: An Excel project management template with automation for. While Project Management Template for Excel can't match the capabilities of enterprise-class project management solutions, it also has a cheaper price tag. With Project Management Template, your project data starts where it ends up anyway, in Excel. Editors' note: This is a review of the trial version of Project Management Template for Excel 2.2. This collection of 50 plus best-practices templates and project management forms could just be your new best friend. A Free Excel Template; Project Escalation.

Once you start a search, for example for the term project, you will also see template categories listed next to the templates that match your search. Narrow Down Your Search A neat feature is that you can narrow down your search by selecting multiple categories. This helps you exclude templates that may match your keyword, but not your desired category. On the downside, you may find that the perfect template is not available in Excel. Business Plans Excel has its own category for Are you about to start your own business?

Start with a plan! Follow our business plan outline or use one of the templates we have compiled. Start by using the default business search, then select the Business Plans category. In addition to a couple of marketing plans, you’ll find the following Excel templates:. Startup expenses. Business plan checklist. Business plan checklist with SWOT analysis For more Every business needs a plan.

These templates will make writing your business plan easy. A clever structure, guiding questions, and a smart design will give you a head-start into your new career., have a look at In project management, preparation is half the battle. To organize and document your project, you may need many different reports, forms or plans.

We have compiled a selection of Word templates to get you started. Planners A search for planners will bring up a wild mix of personal and business-related templates, including 113 planners and trackers.

Narrow down your search by selecting the categories that relate to the project management task you’re dealing with. By combining the search for planners with the Projects category, you’ll find 16 candidates across the Office suite. Six of these are Excel templates. Have a look at the following three:. Weekly time planner. Gantt project planner. Project cost tracker You can continue this search strategy, i.e. combine search terms and categories, until you find the perfect template.

Keywords you might want to try are project, gantt, time, and schedule. Search for Online Templates Couldn’t find the template you need in Excel? You can also turn to a third-party online resource to find the perfect Excel template. This website has a few great project management templates for Office 2003 and up. The site notes that its templates are mostly related to project scheduling and anything more complicated might require Microsoft Project or other project management software. On the, you’ll find a list of useful material, including, but not limited to, the following:.

Each page contains a quick rundown of what the template does, one or more templates, and further tips and tricks for the respective project management tool. It’s a great resource for budding project managers. TidyForm has a respectable selection of Excel project management templates. The most popular categories are listed on the homepage. If you can’t immediately spot what you need, switch to the section or try the search feature. When you scroll to the bottom of a section, you’ll see a list of popular categories and related categories. This can be helpful when trying to find just the right template.

Project Management Templates

We recommend the following pages:. Still looking for the perfect template? You might have to create a Excel templates are universally useful — they can help you keep your finances in order, manage a project, and organize your life. We show you how to create your own custom template.

Template Ready, Set, Go While you’re at it, review our list of Are there documents that you write over and over again? Whether it's meeting agendas, invoices, or status reports, templates could make your work easier. We have compiled 10 template ideas to save you time.

And stock up on Templates are time savers. Here we compiled 15 business letter templates, from letters of intent, via Thank You notes, to references. These templates will hep you communicate with confidence. We have covered a lot of project management tips and tricks the past. Once you’re good with templates, you might want to consider additional tools and solutions.

For example, did you know that Outlook can work as a simple tool for managing projects and tasks. We show you how to set up Outlook Tasks to set reminders and due dates, assign to-dos, and track tie.? Likewise, you could OneNote is the ideal collaboration tool for managing simple projects in small teams. And it's completely free. See how OneNote can help your projects take off! And you could OneNote can do more than you think. We'll show you how to turn your Outlook to do list into a powerful project management tool using the OneNote plugin for Outlook.?

The possibilities are endless. Whatever you do, before you start a project, A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Every complex project consists of multiple components. The Work Breakdown Structure can help you identify all the steps and put them into sequence.

Have our resources helped you find a template you can use for your project management needs? What other apps besides Excel do you like to use for managing your projects? Please leave your thoughts, ideas, and comments below. Originally written by Steve Campbell on 12 July 2010.