Plan a small project with tasks and dates

This prompt asks the AI to act as a project manager and turn your project into phases and dated tasks with owners. It marks the tasks that would delay everything and lists the top three risks with a fix for each.

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Act as an experienced project manager. Help me plan this project.

Project: [WHAT, e.g. move my online shop to a new website]
Finish date: [DATE]
Who is working on it and how many hours a week: [PEOPLE + HOURS]
What is already done: [ANYTHING]
Biggest worry: [e.g. getting content from the client on time]

Break it into phases and tasks. For each task give an owner, a start and end date, and what it depends on. Mark the tasks that would delay everything if they slip. Show it as a table I can paste into a spreadsheet, then list the top three risks with one way to reduce each.

Ask for the table as CSV if you want to paste it straight into Google Sheets or Excel.

How to use this prompt

From copy to answer in four steps

  1. 1

    Open ChatGPT and start a new chat.

  2. 2

    Paste the prompt.

  3. 3

    Replace each [BRACKETED] field with your real details and paste in your own text where asked.

  4. 4

    Reply with follow-ups such as "make it shorter" or "make it sound more like me".

FAQ

About this prompt

Which AI tools work with this prompt?

It is written for ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude. Paste it into your preferred tool and adjust the wording if the result is off.

What do I need to fill in?

Replace these fields before you send it: WHAT, DATE, PEOPLE + HOURS, ANYTHING. Each field shows an example in the prompt.

Should I paste private information into the prompt?

Only what the task needs. Remove names, contact details and other sensitive data before pasting a resume or document into any AI tool.

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