Project plan with milestones
Break a project into phases, milestones and tasks, with buffer time and open questions.
- Type
- Template
- Level
- Intermediate
- Time
- about 10 min
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- a new website for a trades business
- an office move
- rolling out a ticket system
- organising a conference
- launching a new product
- in three months
- end of the quarter
- by 1 March
- in six weeks
- before the summer holidays
- two people alongside daily work
- an internal team and an agency
- three volunteers
- a project team of five
- me alone with outside help
Your prompt
Create a project plan for [Project]. Target date: [Target date]. Team: [Team]. Structure it in phases with milestones. For each milestone: deliverable, main tasks, dependencies, rough duration. Plan about 20 percent buffer and mark the critical path. Give the plan as a table and list risks and open questions at the end.
Matching tools
Tools from our catalog that this prompt works well with.
- ChatGPT Prices and limits
- Claude Prices and limits
- Notion AI Prices and limits
How to use it
- Fill in the fields or tap a suggestion. Leave out names, addresses and other personal data.
- Copy the finished prompt into a tool of your choice.
- Walk through the plan with everyone involved and adjust the durations to their estimates.
Works in these tools
Prompts work in many chat and generator tools. This selection comes from our catalog; prices as shown on the tool page.
- ChatGPT Free planfrom 8 USD per month
- Claude Free plan
- Notion AI Free plan
- Microsoft Copilot Free plan
Why does this work?
Milestones with deliverables make progress visible. Buffer and the critical path show early where delays will hurt.
Tips
- Move the plan into your project tool afterwards so it stays alive.