Academic Initiative Project Planning Template
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The Academic Initiative Project Planning template helps URIC Directors and higher education professionals ensure that faculty and staff are aligned and informed throughout the project lifecycle. This template provides a clear framework for creating project plans, identifying stakeholders, assigning roles, establishing timelines, and communicating updates.
By following this structured approach, you can efficiently manage tasks, monitor progress, conduct meetings, and gather feedback, ensuring smooth operations and successful project outcomes in the academic environment.
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Proposed Tasks
Critical and Immediate
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Task 2: Identify Key Stakeholders - Due in 2 days
☐ Identify faculty members ☐ Identify staff members -
Task 1: Create Project Plan - Due in 1 week
☐ Identify key tasks ☐ Assign roles and responsibilities ☐ Establish timelines -
Task 3: Assign Roles and Responsibilities - Due in 1 week
☐ Assign tasks to faculty ☐ Assign tasks to staff -
Task 4: Establish Timelines - Due in 1 week
☐ Set deadlines for each task
Important but not Immediate
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Task 5: Communicate Project Plan - Due in 1 week
☐ Share plan with faculty ☐ Share plan with staff -
Task 6: Monitor Progress - Due in 2 weeks
☐ Track task completion ☐ Resolve issues
Less Important but Immediate
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Task 7: Provide Updates - Due in 2 weeks
☐ Update faculty ☐ Update staff -
Task 8: Conduct Meetings - Due in 3 weeks
☐ Organize faculty meetings ☐ Organize staff meetings
Less Important and not Immediate
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Task 9: Collect Feedback - Due in 4 weeks
☐ Get faculty feedback ☐ Get staff feedback -
Task 10: Make Adjustments - Due in 5 weeks
☐ Adjust plan based on feedback