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Writing the Activities document

The following is our list of activities planned for the project divided into phases. The end result of these activities will be the realization of the goals of the project. Describe in general the activities that will occur during the course of the project and how they will ultimately result in the realization of the goals of the project. The Activities template is used to describe timeline of events and milestones for the course of the project divided into phases from the time of the proposal acceptance to the time of final signoff of the completed project. This template is similar to the Production Schedule and Implementation Plan templates. The following list of activities is only one possible set of activities. You may need to change item names remove items and add items to fit the needs of your project. Initiation Phase. Proposal acceptance. Insert date Contracts signed. Insert date

Assign project team. Insert date All client supplied materials due. Insert date Planning Phase. Start project planning. Insert date Insert specific project planning steps Project planning complete. Insert date Start project design. Insert date Insert specific project design steps Project design complete. Insert date

Execution Phase. Development milestone #1 complete. Insert date Development milestone #2 complete. Insert date Development milestone #3 complete. Insert date Insert additional project milestones as needed Project Alpha complete. Insert date Project Alpha testing complete. Insert date Project Beta complete. Insert date Project Beta testing complete. Insert date

Testing and Acceptance Phase. Final testing complete. Insert date Performance metrics testing. Insert date Specifications testing. Insert date Project Final complete. Insert date Client approval on final release. Insert date Closure and Transfer Phase.

Installation. Insert date Final installation testing complete. Insert date Documentation delivered. Insert date Training complete. Insert date Back up and archive all project information. Insert date Contract acceptance signoff. Insert date Post project analysis lessons Insert date

Enter maintenance phase. Insert date