Project Plan Template
Tasks, owners, dates and progress — with duration and slippage worked out for you.
Free · no email, no sign-up · built in your browser · works in Excel, Google Sheets and LibreOffice
What is in the file
The Plan sheet, exactly as you will get it. Cells shown as=… are live formulas in the download, not text. A second tab, How to use, explains what to change first.
| Task | Owner | Start | End | Days | Status | % complete |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick-off and scope | Alex | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-05 | =D2-C2 | Done | 1 |
| Research | Sam | 2026-08-06 | 2026-08-13 | =D3-C3 | In progress | 0.6 |
| First draft | Alex | 2026-08-14 | 2026-08-21 | =D4-C4 | Not started | 0 |
| Review | Jo | 2026-08-22 | 2026-08-25 | =D5-C5 | Not started | 0 |
| Handover | Sam | 2026-08-26 | 2026-08-28 | =D6-C6 | Not started | 0 |
| Overall | =SUM(E2:E6) | =COUNTIF(F2:F6,"Done")&" of "&COUNTA(F2:F6)&" done" | =AVERAGE(G2:G6) |
How this template works
A project plan earns its keep when it answers "how long is this actually taking" without a recount. Duration is computed from the start and end dates, overall progress is the average of the per-task percentages, and the task count by status tells you what is still open.
Use it for
- Planning a small project without project-management software
- Tracking who owns what and when it is due
- Reporting progress to a client or a manager
Free to use, share and republish — including commercially. Attribution isn't required, but it's what keeps these free to make, and there's one ready to paste below.
Questions
Is this project plan template free?
Yes — free to download and free to use, personally or commercially. There is no email gate, no account and no watermark.
Do the formulas work, or are they just shown?
They work. The file contains live formulas, so editing a value recalculates everything that depends on it. The "How to use" tab lists which cells are formulas so you know what you are typing over.
Which apps open it?
Any spreadsheet that reads .xlsx: Excel, Google Sheets, LibreOffice Calc and Apple Numbers. To use it in Sheets, upload the file to Drive and open it with Google Sheets.
Where does the file come from?
Your browser builds it when you click download. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is stored, and no request leaves the page — which is also why there is nothing to sign up for.