A curated collection of 154+ battle-tested, open-source templates for project and program managers. Practical, vendor-agnostic, and ready to customize.
New here? → Start the 5-Minute Getting Started Guide
Or jump straight in:
git clone https://github.com/mirichard/pm-tools-templates.git- Pick your role below → find your templates → customize and go
You run projects end-to-end — planning, execution, stakeholder reporting, and closure.
→ Project Manager Toolkit — Essential templates, reporting dashboards, stakeholder engagement, and governance tools
Start with: Project Charter · Risk Register · Status Report
You facilitate agile ceremonies — sprint planning, standups, retrospectives, and impediment removal.
→ Scrum Master Toolkit — Agile ceremonies, team facilitation, impediment tracking, and agile metrics
Start with: Sprint Planning · Sprint Retrospective · Sprint Review
You define what to build and why — product vision, backlog management, and stakeholder collaboration.
→ Product Owner Toolkit — Product strategy, backlog management, story writing, prioritization, and OKRs
Start with: Product Vision · User Stories · Backlog Management
You provide strategic oversight — investment decisions, governance, and organizational alignment.
→ Executive Dashboards · Financial Governance · Project Assessment Suite
Start with: Executive Dashboard · ROI Tracking · Project Health Assessment
You're getting started — learn the basics with simplified templates and guided walkthroughs.
→ First-Time PM Starter Kit — 9 simplified templates covering charter, risks, budget, status, and stakeholders
Start with: Simple Project Charter · Simple Risk Register · PM Checklist
This repo offers three navigation paths — pick the one that matches your question:
- By Role →
role-based-toolkits/— Curated sets for PM, Scrum Master, Product Owner, Program Manager - By Lifecycle Phase →
project-lifecycle/— Initiation → Planning → Execution → Monitoring → Closure - By Methodology →
templates/— Agile, Traditional, Hybrid, and Universal templates - By Task →
Use-Case Pathways— "I need to start a project", "I need to manage risk", etc.
📐 View Full System Architecture →
What's New in v1.1.0-requirements-cli:
- 🔍 Requirements Structuring CLI: LLM-assisted tool implementing Li & Zheng (2025) for converting NL requirements into formal Use Case Specifications, test cases, and Gherkin/BDD feature files
- 🛡️ Ambiguity Detection (Phase 0): Scans requirements for vague qualifiers, undefined references, and missing boundaries before engineering begins
- 🥒 Gherkin/BDD Output: Generates
.featurefiles from test cases — wire directly into Cucumber, pytest-bdd, or SpecFlow - 🤖 Multi-Provider LLM: Supports Gemini (free tier), Claude, OpenAI, and any OpenAI-compatible endpoint
- 🧪 29 Unit Tests: Full coverage across all modules
→ View Release Notes | → Download Latest
| Category | Count | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Traditional | 25 templates | Browse Traditional |
| Agile | 39 templates | Browse Agile |
| Hybrid | 7 templates | Browse Hybrid |
| Universal | 83 templates | Browse Universal |
- Project Charter Template - Start any project
- Sprint Planning Template - Plan agile sprints
- Risk Register Template - Manage project risks
- Status Report Template - Report progress
- Stakeholder Register Template - Manage stakeholders
- Risk Management (126)
- Stakeholder Management (116)
- Planning (102)
- Communication (101)
- Quality (110)
- Monitoring (89)
- Technology (85)
We welcome contributions! Please see our Contributing Guidelines to get started.
Looking for where to begin? Start here:
- 🚀 New? Read the Quick Start for Contributors and Contribution Pathways
- 🧭 Browse good first issues and help wanted
- 🧱 Use our Templates for contributions (bugs, enhancements, template requests)
Quick ways to contribute:
- 🐛 Report issues
- 💡 Suggest improvements
- 📝 Submit new templates
- ⭐ Star this repository to show support
Q: Can I use these templates commercially?
A: Yes! All templates are under the MIT License.
Q: How do I find templates for my specific industry?
A: Check the industry-specializations folder or use the Template Index.
Q: Are there examples of completed templates?
A: Yes, see the examples folder for real-world examples.
Q: How often are templates updated?
A: Templates are continuously improved based on community feedback and industry best practices.
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