Free Project Management Templates

What is included

• Initiating: Project charter, business case.
• Planning: Scope statement, communications management plan, stakeholder register, RACI matrix, WBS dictionary, activity list and schedule, budget and cost tracker.
• Executing and monitoring: Risk register, issue log, change request form, change log, weekly status report, meeting agenda and minutes.
• Agile: Sprint retrospective.
• Closing: Lessons learned register, project closure report.

How to use the templates

• Documents (charter, business case, status report and others) download as a .doc file that opens in Microsoft Word, Google Docs and LibreOffice. You can also print them or save them as a PDF.
• Registers and logs (risk register, RACI, stakeholder register and others) download as a CSV file that opens in Excel, Google Sheets and Numbers. Click any cell to type, and add as many rows as you need.
• Each template says when to use it, and the example rows show the level of detail to aim for. Adapt the headings to your organization's standards and methodology.

Exam tips

• The project charter formally authorizes the project and is signed by the sponsor, not the project manager.
• A risk is an uncertain future event. Once it happens, it becomes an issue and goes in the issue log.
• Changes to approved baselines go through integrated change control: assess the impact, then get a decision before you act.
• A RACI matrix should have exactly one Accountable person for each activity.

Keep learning

• PM Templates Pro: a PMP application workbook, Decision Pattern journal, study planner and complete sample project pack, included with every PM Exam Lab pass.
• PM calculators: earned value, PERT, critical path, ROI and budget reserves.
• PMP formula cheat sheet: every formula on one page.
• Decision Lab: practice the judgment behind situational questions.
• Certification guides: eligibility, exam format and renewal, from official sources.

Last reviewed: October 8, 2026. Templates use common project management terms and are general starting points, not official PMI forms. PM Exam Lab is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by PMI.