- Goal
- Grow the number of users
- How to measure
- Weekly active users
- Target
- 100
- Due date
- Empty
TemplatesWork & projects · Project proposal
One-page plan
When you propose new work, sum up the background, goals, scope, schedule and risks on one page, and record the review outcome as a decision
What's inside · Table 4 · Polls & decisions 2 · Checklist 3
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One-page plan
- Proposed by
- Not set
- Decision due date
- Not set
- Budget
- Not set
- Status
- Not set
Write the background and problem in three lines, then add one way to measure success to the goals table.
Background and problem
In three lines, write why you want to do this now.
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Describe the current problem in one sentence.
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Write what happens if you don't do it.
Goals and success criteria
Write what you'll count to confirm success when it's done.
| Goal | How to measure | TargetNumber | Due dateDate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grow the number of users | Weekly active users | 100 | Empty |
| Cut handling time | Average handling time per case (min) | 10 | Empty |
| Raise satisfaction | Average survey score (out of 10) | 8 | Empty |
- Goal
- Cut handling time
- How to measure
- Average handling time per case (min)
- Target
- 10
- Due date
- Empty
- Goal
- Raise satisfaction
- How to measure
- Average survey score (out of 10)
- Target
- 8
- Due date
- Empty
Scope
Separate what's in this round from what isn't.
| Item | IncludedLabels | AssigneeAssignee |
|---|---|---|
| Build the core features | Included | Empty |
| Write the guide | Included | Empty |
| External integrations | Later | Empty |
| Full design overhaul | Excluded | Empty |
- Item
- Build the core features
- Included
- Included
- Assignee
- Empty
- Item
- Write the guide
- Included
- Included
- Assignee
- Empty
- Item
- External integrations
- Included
- Later
- Assignee
- Empty
- Item
- Full design overhaul
- Included
- Excluded
- Assignee
- Empty
Event
Write the start, end and deliverable for each stage.
Event
| Stage | Start date | End date | Assignee | Status | Deliverables |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Review | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Version with review feedback |
| Prep | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Confirmed scope and schedule |
| Publish | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Launch announcement |
| First build | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Working draft |
- Start date
- Not set
- End date
- Not set
- Assignee
- Not set
- Status
- Not set
- Deliverables
- Version with review feedback
- Start date
- Not set
- End date
- Not set
- Assignee
- Not set
- Status
- Not set
- Deliverables
- Confirmed scope and schedule
- Start date
- Not set
- End date
- Not set
- Assignee
- Not set
- Status
- Not set
- Deliverables
- Launch announcement
- Start date
- Not set
- End date
- Not set
- Assignee
- Not set
- Status
- Not set
- Deliverables
- Working draft
Risks and responses
Write down the risks you can see coming and how you'll respond.
| Risk | LikelihoodLabels | Response | AssigneeAssignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule slips | Medium | Cut scope and release first | Empty |
| Owner unavailable | Low | Name a backup in advance | Empty |
| Over budget | Medium | Use in-house resources instead of outsourcing | Empty |
- Risk
- Schedule slips
- Likelihood
- Medium
- Response
- Cut scope and release first
- Assignee
- Empty
- Risk
- Owner unavailable
- Likelihood
- Low
- Response
- Name a backup in advance
- Assignee
- Empty
- Risk
- Over budget
- Likelihood
- Medium
- Response
- Use in-house resources instead of outsourcing
- Assignee
- Empty
Review outcome
Reviewers vote, and the result goes in the decision.
Shall we go ahead?
- Go ahead
- Revise and review again
- On hold
Review outcome
☐
Wrote how to measure each goal and its target.
☐
Made clear what's excluded or saved for later.
☐
Recorded the review outcome in the decision.