There are many different types of project. In practice they all have a number of common stages:
A project methodology is a structured method for effective project management. One well-known methodology is Prince2 which was originally developed to run large software projects but is now widely used for all types of projects. A project methodology helps you manage your project in a consistent way which improves the chances of success.
The Projects Website provides template documents for project management. It also provides a filing structure for project documentation that is logical, clear and easy to use. The Projects Website includes a Standard Software and a Basic set of templates. Both template sets include elements that are common to all projects. Further information on the currently available template sets is given in the table below:
| Templates | Description | Further Documentation |
| Standard Software Project | Set of templates intended for larger, software related projects. | Guidance |
| Basic Project | Set of basic templates for a wide range of projects. | Guidance |
The template documents include help text giving information on what is expected to be recorded in each section. All the templates can be modified to suit the needs of your particular project or substituted with more sophisticated outputs produced by Microsoft Project or another project management tools. If you make changes that you'd like to incorporate in the template sets please let us know!
If you need help or advice on using a methodology or individual template contact apps-projects@lists.ed.ac.uk.
You can find more information on using the Projects Website on our guidance pages. If you would like to add your project to the Projects Website and use one of the available methodologies please complete the Add a Project form on the Requests page. Finally, please use the the Feedback Form to let us us know what you think so that we can use your input to improve the site!
