By Rod Hutchings MAppSc MAIPM MACS RegPM(MPD)

• APM Body of Knowledge 4th Edition (free download from APM UK)
• PMBOK 3rd Edition 2004 Excerpts - Download sections of the latest PMBOK free (non-commercial use only)
• PRINCE2 Document Templates - Download These templates are provided for you to customise for your own use. These templates relate to the 2002 version of the manual (ISBN 0113308914).

Templates for Project Management on the Web

• allPM.com - over 70 different templates including examples for IT and Finance
• Method123.com - more than 50 comprehensive templates covering all aspects of Project Management
• New York State Office for Technology - excellent collection of ready-to-use templates for government
• Phil Wolff's Project Management Checklists and Templates - find many templates
• Princeton University Project Office - useful collection of  templates and checklists covering all project aspects
• ProjectConnections.com - large collection of templates requiring site registration and login to access
• Tasmanian State Government Project Management Templates - user-friendly site with many templates and proformas. Templates include project business case, project execution plan, project review, project closure 
• Royalty Free Software Project Templates - good collection
• Government of Alberta, Canada: Office of the CIO Business
• Treasury Board of Canada Enhanced Management Framework  - Contains principles, best practices, methodologies, tools and templates related to the management of IT/IM projects.

• United States
  Government sites – Federal
  United States Department of Energy – Office of the CIO
  Includes acceptance, tracking, security, configuration management, design, planning, and quality assurance checklists.

  United States Army Corps of Engineers: Engineering checklists

  United States Navy: Systems Engineering Process Office: Process Asset Library

  United States Defense Logistics Agency Templates
  Templates include project summary, risk management plan, completed project metrics, function point counting, work breakdown structures.

  Government sites – State and City
  Arkansas - Department of Information Systems - Project and Enterprise Program Management Office - Methodology Document

  California Government – Project Samples and Templates

  CALTRANS (California Department of Transportation) Project Management Handbook

  City of Los Angeles - Project Management and Training Division - Methodology, Templates

  Commonwealth of Virginia – Project Management Templates

  Minnesota Office of Technology – Enterprise Services - Project Management Office
  Templates include budget estimate, business case, communication plan, cost-benefit analysis, change request, procurement plan, resource plan, statement of work, steering committee charter.

  New York State Office for Technology Project Management Guidebook, Release 2
  Templates include project proposal, business case, charter, scope statement, status report, kick-off agenda, deliverable approval, budget estimate, post-implementation survey.

  North Carolina Information Resources Management Commission (IRMC): IRMC Approved Principles, Policies, and Standards
  Templates include project certification, estimating procedures, lessons learned, business case, software quality assurance business case, progress report, risk watch list, close-out review.

  North Dakota - Project Management Guidebook

  Oregon - Information Management Resources Division - PMO Templates
  Templates include project charter, project plan, risk log, issues log, budget estimate.

  Oregon - Department of Human Services - Project Management Templates

  Texas - Department of Information Resources - Quality Assurance Guidelines
  Templates include risk management planning, project planning, project reviews, cost/benefit analysis, effectiveness evaluation.

  University Sites
  George Mason University – Information Technology Unit – Project Office
  Templates include project charter, project plan, project execution, and project close-out.

  Harvard Medical School - Education and Research - Project Management Templates
  Templates include statement of work, project plan, status report, staff budget planning.

  Princeton Project Office –Checklists, Guidelines, Templates
  Includes project initiation plan, stakeholder roles and responsibilities, invitation to stakeholders, detail plan, resourcing schedule worksheet, effort worksheet, audit & review report.

  University of South Carolina – Computer Services – Project Management Framework