Free templates

Start a project with a plan already in place.

A template is a ready-made project: its steps in a sensible order, a time estimate for each, and a notes page for everything bigger than a task. Use any of them here for free, as a checklist you can edit, copy or print. Or create it in Clarity Board in one click and give the steps real time in your calendar.

1Pick a planChoose the template closest to what you're starting, from a grant application to a move.

2Make it yoursReword or remove steps, add your own, and give any step a date. Nothing is fixed.

3Put it in your calendarIn Clarity Board, tap + beside PROJECTS, then Start from a template. The project, its tasks and a notes Doc appear at once.

Work and research

For research and writing projects that run over weeks.

Grant application12 steps From reading the call to a submitted application, with time for partners, budget and two readers. Notes page: outcome, requirements, partners, budget See the plan → Research paper10 steps A paper from outline to submission: the key message first, figures before text, co-authors in good time. Notes page: outcome, figures and tables, co-authors, reviewer comments See the plan → Thesis chapter9 steps One chapter in five weeks: scope agreed first, an outline, two drafting weeks, then your supervisor’s feedback. Notes page: outcome, sections, supervisor feedback See the plan →

Business

For launches, client work, events and hiring.

Product launch10 steps Six weeks to launch: who it’s for, what must be ready, the page and messages, beta feedback, then launch day. Notes page: outcome, launch checklist, channels, feedback See the plan → Client project8 steps A month-long piece of client work: scope in writing, two rounds of feedback, sign-off and the invoice. Notes page: outcome, scope, feedback See the plan → Event or workshop11 steps Two months from idea to the day: venue, agenda and speakers, registration, reminders and a run sheet. Notes page: outcome, agenda, speakers, suppliers and budget See the plan → Hire a new person10 steps From a clear role to a first day: the ad, referrals, two interview rounds, references and the offer. Notes page: outcome, candidates, interview questions See the plan →

Personal

For the big things outside work.

Moving home10 steps Two months to a calm move: movers booked early, less to pack, addresses and utilities changed in time. Notes page: outcome, contacts, address changes See the plan →

Put any of these plans in your calendar

Clarity Board is a free panel beside Google Calendar. It creates the project with the steps you choose and its notes Doc, and helps you give it the time it needs, week by week.

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