Templates for Automatic Project Creation in Salesforce with Milestones PM+

Problem:
When businesses have processes that need to be followed repetitively and have targeted beginning and deadline dates, the most efficient and consistent way to drive these processes is to use a templated project management solution.
Solution:
Use the Milestones PM+ template functionality to automatically create projects within Salesforce to increase efficiency, productivity, and consistency with all types of business processes. With Milestones PM+, there are no limits on the number of templates that can be used. Each business unit in a company may have their own project types, and if desired, house them under a Program.
Some examples of how companies are using Milestones PM+:
- Budget Management
- Issue Management
- IT Project Management
- Milestone Tracking
- Percent-Complete Tracking
- Portfolio Management
- Project Planning
- Requirements Management
- Resource Management
- Status Tracking
- Task Management
- Time & Expense Tracking
- Employee Onboarding/Other HR related projects.
- Customer Onboarding/ Any processes that need to be completed post-sale for service or product companies.
- Marketing Projects
- Events
- New Website Launch
- Construction projects/New Location Openings
- Retail/Seasonal Displays or Pricing Changes
- Real Estate - Property Purchase/Sale/Rentals
- New Product Launch
- Time Tracking
- Process Management
- Waterfall/Traditional Project Management
- Gantt Chart
- A specific project delivery methodology is needed (PMI PMBOK or Prince2-based or Stage-Gate)
- Tracking Billable vs Non-Billable Time
- Internal Business Process Implementations
For each of these project types, a template can be used for automatic project creation to include all the necessary milestones, tasks, durations, dependencies, risks, and issues. To get started, download the Milestones PM+ Stage-Gate® Project Starter Template, then go to "Import Template" of Milestones PM+ in Salesforce to upload.
What types of projects do you need templates for? Let us know with a comment below!
Learn how to create templates with the Milestones PM+ Admin Guide.
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