RCM Decision Worksheet
RCM Decision Worksheet
RCM Decision Worksheet
The project workbook allows project managers, team members, sponsors, and stakeholders to easily track and monitor project activities. Any of these
worksheets can easily be broken out into separate documents.
Data Filling out the Data sheet completes the header portion of all remaining sheets in the project workbook.
Minicharter The Project Minicharter sheet can be used as a charter for small projects or a summarization of a full charter for larger projects.
The Stoplight Report sheet contains a status report that can be used to keep sponsors, team members, and stakeholders informed of
Stoplight project progress.
Budget The Budget sheet allows you to track original budget, expenditures to date, and any cost variance.
The Cost/Benefit Analysis sheet allows you to review the proposed project and potential alternatives and make a project selection based
CBA on a greater ROI (return on investment).
The Risk Management Matrix sheet allows you to identify, qualify, quantify, and prioritize risks (events that might happen; the
Risks uncertainty of a project), create mitigation and contingency plans, and assign risks owners.
Issues The Issues Log sheet allows you to identify and monitor project issues (unplanned events that have happened).
The Action Items sheet allows you to track and monitor action items assigned to team members. Action items are tasks that must be done
Action but are too insignificant from a time perspective to track in your project schedule.
The Deliverable Milestones sheet allows you to identify major deliverable milestones and the due dates, objectives, assumptions, and
Miles constraints relevant to that deliverable milestone.
The Work Breakdown Structure sheet includes the activities that must be completed during a project, the effort required, all relevant
WBS dates, and the resources assigned to do the work.
Roster The Roster sheet provides contact information for all those involved on the project.
The Roles and Responsibilities sheet shows the primary role of team members, any deliverables in which they are involved, and the
R&R percentage of time they are expected to work on the project.
The Resource Assignment Matrix sheet shows you what type of resource is responsible for, or somehow involved with, each deliverable.
RAM The tasks listed are samples; you should update the RAM with tasks appropriate for your project.
RCM The Resource Commitment Matrix sheet shows how many effort hours each person on the project has been allocated by month.
A&C The Assumptions and Constraints sheet allows you to track project assumptions and constraints.
Decision The Decision Log sheet allows you to track all major decisions made during the course of the project.
The Communication Plan sheet allows you to detail your communication plan: how you are going to communicate, whom you will be
Comm communicating with, how often, in what format, etc.
Stake The Stakeholder Analysis sheet allows you to identify stakeholders, their role, and their requirements.
Expectations The Expectations sheet allows you to identify and track the expectations of various stakeholders.
Chg Log The Change Control Log sheet allows you to track all change requests that are in process or finalized.
Deliver The Deliverable Acceptance Log sheet allows you to track the status of deliverable acceptances.
PERT The PERT Analysis sheet allows you to perform PERT analysis on WBS tasks.
Delphi The Delphi Exercise sheet allows you to develop estimates for WBS tasks through the Delphi technique.
TimeSum The Timesheet Totals sheet allows you to track effort hours of your entire team by individual and by month.
Timesheet The Timesheet can be used by each team member to submit effort hours by activity, by month.
The Initial Project Size Estimate sheet allows you to estimate, at high-levels (40,000 ft. view), the size of a project. This estimate should
Size Est not be considered final as requirements and technical specifications typically have not been fully developed yet.
The Resource Loading sheet allows you to identify the work effort required, the duration, and the allowed commitment level of each
Res Load person assigned to the project.
Qual Metrics The Project Quality Metrics sheet allows you to identify critical success criteria, related quality metrics, and their priority.
Project Project title here
Project # Project # here
Project manager Project manager name here
Sponsor Sponsor name here
Project artifacts Location of project documents here
Last updated Date of update here
Project Minicharter
Project Project title here Project # Project # here
Project manager Project manager name here Sponsor Sponsor name here
Project artifacts Location of project documents here Updated Date of update here
Background
Objectives
Printed name
Date
Project manager
Signature
Printed name
Date
Stoplight Report
Project Project title here Project # Project # here
Project manager Project manager name here Sponsor Sponsor name here
Project artifacts Location of project documents here Updated Date of update here
Deliverables
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Schedule
Scope
Cost
Risk
Issues
Planned completion
Est. completion
Management Alert
ID Situation Requiring Management Attention Action Plan Owner
Budget Status
Approved Budget Planned Expenditures to Date Actual Expenditures to Date Variance
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Planned Remaining Budget Actual Remaining Budget Variance
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Additional $ needed
Budget Details
Internal Expenses
Salaries Hourly Rate # Hours Total Cost
Type of resource $0.00 0.00 $0.00
Type of resource $0.00 0.00 $0.00
Type of resource $0.00 0.00 $0.00
Type of resource $0.00 0.00 $0.00
Type of resource $0.00 0.00 $0.00
Type of resource $0.00 0.00 $0.00
Other Internal Expenses Total Cost
Type of expense $0.00
Type of expense $0.00
Type of expense $0.00
Total Internal Expenses $0.00
External Expenses
Consulting Costs Total Cost
Type of consulting $0.00
Type of consulting $0.00
Type of consulting $0.00
Capital Expenditures Total Cost
Type of expense $0.00
Type of expense $0.00
Type of expense $0.00
Total External Expenses $0.00
Total Budget $0.00
Cost/Benefit Analysis
Project Project title here Project # Project # here
Project manager Project manager name here Sponsor Sponsor name here
Project artifacts Location of project documents here Updated Date of update here
Benefits/Savings
Current Process FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 Total
Total annual price
New Process
Total annual price
Annual savings $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Cumulative savings $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Cumulative costs $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Cumulative total net savings $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Future Value
Present Value Interest Rate # Periods Future Value
$0.00
Present Value
Future Value Interest Rate # Periods Present Value
$0.00 $0.00
Net Present Value
Period Cash Flow Present Value
1
2
3
4
5
Totals $0.00 $0.00
Project development cost $0.00
Net present value $0.00
Risk Management Matrix (Risk Register)
Project Project title here Project # Project # here
Project manager Project manager name here Sponsor Sponsor name here
Project artifacts Location of project documents here Updated Date of update here
Detectability
Importance
Probability
Impact
What act or event initiates How will you respond to If the risk becomes a
either the risk occurrence this risk and what actions reality, what will you do in Who
or precipitates the response will you take to match that response, as a backup, or monitors
1 What is this risk? 0 strategy? response? alternative/ workaround? this risk?
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
9 0
10 0
11 0
12 0
13 0
14 0
15 0
Issues Log
Project Project title here Project # Project # here
Project manager Project manager name here Sponsor Sponsor name here
Project artifacts Location of project documents here Updated Date of update here
Importance
Date Date to Date
ID Issue Description Project Impact Action Plan/Resolution Owner Entered Review Resolved
How will this impact scope, How do you intend to deal with Who manages
1 What is the issue? schedule & cost? this issue? this issue?
10
11
12
13
14
15
Action Items
Project Project title here Project # Project # here
Project manager Project manager name here Sponsor Sponsor name here
Project artifacts Location of project documents here Updated Date of update here
10
11
12
13
14
15
roject # here
ponsor name here
Date of update here
Comments
Deliverable Milestones
Project Project title here Project # Project # here
Project manager Project manager name here Sponsor Sponsor name here
Project artifacts Location of project documents here Updated Date of update here
Planned Actual
ID Milestone Description Completion Completion Objectives Assumptions Constraints
10
11
12
13
14
15
Work Breakdown Structure
Project Project title here Project # Project # here
Project manager Project manager name here Sponsor Sponsor name here
Project artifacts Location of project documents here Updated Date of update here
Dependencies
Effort Planned Estimate to
ID Task Status Hours Cost Start Date Completion Completion Actual Completion Resource
1 ID # of task
10
11
12
13
14
15
Roster
Project Project title here Project # Project # here
Project manager Project manager name here Sponsor Sponsor name here
Project artifacts Location of project documents here Updated Date of update here
Core/
Extended
Name Team Title Dept. Phone Cell Phone E-Mail Project Role
000.000.0000 000.000.0000
Roles and Responsibilities
Project Project title here Project # Project # here
Project manager Project manager name here Sponsor Sponsor name here
Project artifacts Location of project documents here Updated Date of update here
% Assigned
Core/
Extended Deliverables Other Project
Name Team Deliverables Leading Participating On Project Role Responsibility Assignments
Resource Assignment Matrix
Project Project title here Project # Project # here
Project manager Project manager name here Sponsor Sponsor name here
Project artifacts Location of project documents here Updated Date of update here
Appl'n Developer
Project Manager
Business Driver
Data Steward
Data Modeler
QA Analyst
IS Sponsor
Educator
DBA
Project Task
Project Management and Requirements
Initiation
1 Develop preliminary project scope
2 Identify business need
3 Develop preliminary budget
4 Identify preliminary return on investment
5 Complete project charter
Planning
1 Establish project identity
2 Identify project team/resources
3 Conduct stakeholder analysis
4 Prepare draft project schedule
5 Conduct project kickoff meeting
6 Gather detailed user requirements
7 Define current business processes (as is)
8 Revise project schedule
9 Develop project communication plan
10 Develop project organizational structure
11 Identify training plan
12 Develop project quality plan
13 Develop scope management plan
14 Develop risk management plan
15 Develop change management plan
16 Develop cost management plan
17 Develop schedule management plan
18 Develop technical specifications
19 Develop technical architecture
20 Conduct project procurement
21 Finalize project budget
22 Finalize return on investment
23 Ongoing project management
Execution
1 Develop training materials
2 Execute communication plan
3 Develop software
4 Develop new business processes (to be)
5 Deploy new software
6 Conduct training
Closing
1 Get deliverable acceptance
2 Close out contracts
3 Finalize budget
4 Finalize return on investment
5 Conduct closure survey
6 Conduct/document lessons learned
7 Archive project
Legend
Creates the deliverable C1: primary creator; C2: contributor
Input required I
Reviews the deliverable R
Approves the deliverable A
Notified when the deliverable is complete N
Owns the deliverable upon completion O
Resource Commitment Matrix
Project Project title here Project # Project # here
Project manager Project manager name here Sponsor Sponsor name here
Project artifacts Location of project documents here Updated Date of update here
10
11
12
13
14
15
Decision Log
Project Project title here Project # Project # here
Project manager Project manager name here Sponsor Sponsor name here
Project artifacts Location of project documents here Updated Date of update here
10
11
12
13
14
15
Communication Plan
Project Project title here Project # Project # here
Project manager Project manager name here Sponsor Sponsor name here
Project artifacts Location of project documents here Updated Date of update here
Recipient/
ID Communication Description Frequency Format Owner Attendees
What is the description of the contents/purpose of
1 What type of communication is this? this communication? Who sends? Who gets?
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Stakeholder Analysis
Project Project title here Project # Project # here
Project Manager Project manager name here Sponsor Sponsor name here
Project Artifacts Location of project documents here Updated Date of update here
Risk
ID Stakeholder Role Impact Influence Tolerance Needs
10
11
12
13
14
15
Responsibility
Expectations
Project Project title here Project # Project # here
Project manager Project manager name here Sponsor Sponsor name here
Project artifacts Location of project documents here Updated Date of update here
ID Expectation Description Source Must Have Want to Have Nice to Have Date Identified
Change Control Log
Project Project title here Project # Project # here
Project Manager Project manager name here Sponsor Sponsor name here
Project Artifacts Location of project documents here Updated Date of update here
Priority
Date Date of Included in
ID Change Description Originator Date Entered Assigned Evaluator Status Decision Rev. #
10
11
12
13
14
15
Deliverable Acceptance Log
Project Project title here Project # Project # here
Project manager Project manager name here Sponsor Sponsor name here
Project artifacts Location of project documents here Updated Date of update here
Date of
ID Deliverable Description Comments Evaluator Status Decision
10
11
12
13
14
15
PERT Analysis
Project Project title here Project # Project # here
Project Manager Project manager name here Sponsor Sponsor name here
Project Artifacts Location of project documents here Updated Date of update here
15/15
Most PERT Comp'e Std +1 Std -1 Std +2 Std -2 Std +3 Std -3 Std
ID Task Likely Min Max Est d Est Dev Dev Dev Dev Dev Dev Dev
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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Delphi Exercise
Project Project title here Project # Project # here
Project manager Project manager name here Sponsor Sponsor name here
Project artifacts Location of project documents here Updated Date of update here
Scope Estimate
Technology Systems Impacted
1 to 2 3 to 5 6 or more
Cost Estimate
# of Resources Involved
Cost Estimate
# of Resources Involved
Low Avoid
Benefit
Medium
0
0
Total 0 0 0 0
Project Quality Metrics
Project Project title here Project # Project # here
Project Manager Project manager name here Sponsor Sponsor name here
Project Artifacts Location of project documents here Updated Date of update here
ID Critical Success Criteria Potential Quality Metric Priority Metric Target Action Plan