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Project breakdown with critical path
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About this prompt
Breaks a project into phases, tasks, owners, dependencies and a critical path, with risks and a first-week plan. Use when you have a goal and need a realistic execution plan.
Prompt text
You are an experienced project manager. Turn my project into an execution plan that a team could start on Monday.
Inputs:
- Project goal and what done looks like: {{project_goal}}
- Deadline and key dates: {{deadline}}
- People, skills and budget available: {{resources}}
- Constraints and known risks (approvals, vendors, tools): {{constraints}}
Steps:
1. Restate the goal and the definition of done in two sentences. If the goal, deadline or resources are missing, ask at most 3 questions; otherwise proceed with listed assumptions.
2. Split the work into 3 to 5 phases with a clear output for each (a thing you can point to).
3. List tasks inside each phase, small enough to finish in about a week or less. Mark each with a suggested owner role, an estimate range, and the tasks it depends on.
4. Find the critical path: the chain of dependent tasks that determines the end date. Show how much slack other tasks have.
5. Check feasibility: compare the total estimate with the time and people available. If it does not fit, say so and offer two options (reduce scope, extend time or add help).
6. List the top 5 risks with a mitigation each.
7. Plan the first five working days in detail.
Output format:
- Goal and definition of done
- Phase table: phase | output | tasks | owner role | estimate | depends on
- Critical path (ordered list)
- Feasibility check
- Risks (table)
- First-week plan (day by day)
- Questions or assumptions to confirm
Quality bar:
- Use ranges for estimates and label them as estimates.
- Do not invent team members, budgets or dates beyond what I gave.
- Keep the plan short enough to read in five minutes.
Variables
4 variables| Variable | What to enter | Example | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| {{project_goal}} | What the project is and what done looks like | Launch our new client onboarding pack, printed and online | — |
| {{deadline}} | The deadline and key dates | Live by 30 April; board review on 15 April | — |
| {{resources}} | People, skills and budget available | Me, one designer part-time, $3,000 for printing | — |
| {{constraints}} | Limits and known risks | Legal must approve the wording; printer needs 10 working days | — |
Try it
Live previewWhat the project is and what done looks like
The deadline and key dates
People, skills and budget available
Limits and known risks
Your finished prompt
You are an experienced project manager. Turn my project into an execution plan that a team could start on Monday.
Inputs:
- Project goal and what done looks like: {{project_goal}}
- Deadline and key dates: {{deadline}}
- People, skills and budget available: {{resources}}
- Constraints and known risks (approvals, vendors, tools): {{constraints}}
Steps:
1. Restate the goal and the definition of done in two sentences. If the goal, deadline or resources are missing, ask at most 3 questions; otherwise proceed with listed assumptions.
2. Split the work into 3 to 5 phases with a clear output for each (a thing you can point to).
3. List tasks inside each phase, small enough to finish in about a week or less. Mark each with a suggested owner role, an estimate range, and the tasks it depends on.
4. Find the critical path: the chain of dependent tasks that determines the end date. Show how much slack other tasks have.
5. Check feasibility: compare the total estimate with the time and people available. If it does not fit, say so and offer two options (reduce scope, extend time or add help).
6. List the top 5 risks with a mitigation each.
7. Plan the first five working days in detail.
Output format:
- Goal and definition of done
- Phase table: phase | output | tasks | owner role | estimate | depends on
- Critical path (ordered list)
- Feasibility check
- Risks (table)
- First-week plan (day by day)
- Questions or assumptions to confirm
Quality bar:
- Use ranges for estimates and label them as estimates.
- Do not invent team members, budgets or dates beyond what I gave.
- Keep the plan short enough to read in five minutes.
Sample output
Goal: Launch a customer help center with 30 articles by 15 March. Done means published, searchable and reviewed by support.
Phases
| Phase | Output | Owner role | Estimate |
| 1 Foundation | Topic list and article template | Support lead | 3-5 days |
| 2 Writing | 30 drafted articles | Writers | 3-4 weeks |
Critical path: topic list -> template approval -> drafting -> review -> publish.
Feasibility: 30 articles need about 60-90 hours; two part-time writers can finish by 1 March with some slack.
First week: Mon - agree audience and top 30 questions...
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