Sample project planning is a bunch of methodologies which mean using special patterns in processes of planning and managing some repetitive or typical projects, so the project managers are free from reinventing projects plans from the very beginning, but can simply align existing templates including both tools and methods with current situation and needs. Sample project planning instruments may include the following elements:

• Work-break down plan;
• Hierarchy of roles;
• Sets of responsibilities;
• Timeline of tasks and deliverables;
• Working tasks’ descriptions and standards;

All this can be described in a set of sample project planning documents where all the qualitative, quantitative and administrative requirements are expounded in certain terms understandable to professionals. As soon as necessity to create a new project appears, project manager can use these frameworks to create new project management plan in a quick fashion. After the sample plan is processed, checked and altered to fit current conditions, a sample project planning report should be created to summarize and explain what modifications were added and how the standard sample mismatches the needs of current project.

Sample project tracking is another part of template-based project management approach. It outlines how project will be controlled, how success and outputs will be measured and evaluated. Such sample project tracking instruments may include:

• Supervision discipline and hierarchy;
• Ways and channels of reporting;
• Detailed descriptions of how different parameters should be controlled and measured;
• Sample progress reports and standards;

All this can be managed with a help of special project management software such as VIP Task Manager. This client-server program can be successfully used for creating, managing, systematizing and archiving templates for multi-person projects. This tool provides sample project tracking sheet (Task List view) to compose and check to-do lists, Task Tree to manage patterns of break-down structures, and Calendar to manage project timelines.