Contingency Plan Template

PROJECT

<INSERT PROJECT NAME> 



PURPOSE

The purpose of the this page is provide an overview, status, and project information to the contingency plan buddy in the event that the project manager is unavailable.

Project Manager

Contingency Plan Buddy

Project Manager

Contingency Plan Buddy





OVERVIEW AND CURRENT STATUS

Project Overview:

Provide a high-level overview of the project, its timeline, and current status, can include major issues and anything else PM should watch out for or take special care with.

The table below is a place to describe the main activities/workstreams currently in flight on the project - ex: Testing, Training, Integration, etc., and the status and next steps for each.



Workstream

Description

Current Status / Next Steps

Workstream

Description

Current Status / Next Steps













CORE TEAM

Role

Name 

Contact Info

Role

Name 

Contact Info

Project Sponsor





Service Owner





Project Manager





Technical Lead





Business Lead





MEETINGS

Description and Purpose

Frequency/Date

Meeting Owner 

Zoom/Teams Info

Attendees Info

Description and Purpose

Frequency/Date

Meeting Owner 

Zoom/Teams Info

Attendees Info









































GENERAL PROJECT INFORMATION

Area

Documentation / Link

Area

Documentation / Link

Main Collab Page



Project Charter 



Jira Project Key(s)



Meeting Notes



Label Information (Jira or Confluence)



Project Record



Risks and Issues



Shared Drive(s)



Microsoft Teams Channel





ACCESS CHECKLIST

Provide Buddy admin access to Collab
Provide Buddy admin access to ITSPRO project
Provide Buddy admin access to Google Drive
Provide Buddy admin access to Teams
Add Buddy as alternative host(s) to project meeting(s)




Template/links:

PPMO Contingency Plan Buddy Program

Contingency Plan Template