Implementation Plan

Project / initiative: [Name] Sponsor: [Name / role] Delivery lead: [Name / role] Date: [Date] Version: [v1.0] Status: [Draft / Approved]

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1. Objectives & scope

Objectives (measurable outcomes this effort must achieve):

• [Objective 1 — stated as a number or clear yes/no condition]
• [Objective 2]
• [Objective 3]

In scope:

• [What this plan covers]

Out of scope:

• [What this plan explicitly does not cover, to prevent scope creep]

2. Phases & milestones

Phase	Goal	Key milestone (a verifiable state)	Target date
1	[Discovery / preparation]	[e.g., requirements signed off]	[Date]
2	[Build / configure]	[e.g., system passing tests in staging]	[Date]
3	[Pilot]	[e.g., pilot group live and stable for 1 week]	[Date]
4	[Rollout]	[e.g., 100% of users migrated]	[Date]
5	[Stabilise / handover]	[e.g., support handed to BAU team]	[Date]

3. Workstreams & owners

Workstream	Scope of the track	Accountable owner
[Technical build]	[What this track delivers]	[Name]
[Data migration]	[What this track delivers]	[Name]
[Training & change]	[What this track delivers]	[Name]
[Communications]	[What this track delivers]	[Name]

4. Resource plan & RACI

Resources required:

• People: [Roles and time commitment]
• Budget: [Amount and what it covers]
• Tools / systems: [What is needed]

RACI (R = Responsible, A = Accountable, C = Consulted, I = Informed):

Activity / decision	[Sponsor]	[Delivery lead]	[Owner]	[Team]
[Approve scope]	A	C	I	I
[Build]	I	A	R	R
[Go/no-go for rollout]	A	R	C	I

5. Timeline

Milestone	Phase	Owner	Date
[Milestone 1]	1	[Name]	[Date]
[Milestone 2]	2	[Name]	[Date]
[Milestone 3]	4	[Name]	[Date]

[Note the critical path — the chain of dependent milestones that sets the minimum duration — and the slack built in for contingency.]

6. Dependencies

Dependency	Needed before	Owner	Status
[What must be true / finished]	[Which phase or step]	[Name]	[Open / Done]

7. Risks & mitigations

Risk	Likelihood	Impact	Mitigation / trigger	Owner
[Risk 1]	[L/M/H]	[L/M/H]	[Concrete mitigation]	[Name]
[Risk 2]	[L/M/H]	[L/M/H]	[Concrete mitigation]	[Name]

8. Communication plan

Audience	What they need	Frequency	Channel	Owner
[Sponsor]	[Status, risks, decisions needed]	[Weekly]	[Email / meeting]	[Name]
[Affected team]	[What changes and when]	[At each phase]	[Briefing]	[Name]

9. Success measures

[How everyone will agree, after the fact, that the implementation worked. Each measure should trace back to an objective in Section 1.]

• [Measure 1 — maps to Objective 1]
• [Measure 2 — maps to Objective 2]
• [Measure 3 — maps to Objective 3]