Financial plan template
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1 Preface
The Financial plan is a set of one or more tables that show the different types of cost
and revenues that are planned over a period of time. These tables are structured at the
lowest level necessary to provide for accurate estimates and to provide for appropriate
cost budgeting. The examples provided in this template are at the phase and project
level.
The following Financial plan contains:
The estimates upon which the pricing and budget have been determined.
The budget that has been approved by on .
The estimates and budget are presented at the phase level (for each phase) and then
consolidated at the project level. The phase level is the lowest level of detail that is
required for the Financial Measurement Baseline (FMB) for this project.
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2 Estimates
Itemize the expenses for the project at each Project phase level, then summarize the
expenses at the project level.
2.1 Itemized estimates by Project phase and by expenditure type
Provide itemized estimates for each phase of the project. For example, types of
expenditure might be: permanent staff, capital, depreciation, travel, supplier expenses,
training, contingency
PROJECT / SUB-PROJECT
PROJECT / SUB-PROJECT MANAGER
PROJECT PHASE
Expenditure
type
Note Y1Q1 Y1Q2 Y1Q3 Y1Q4 Y1 Y2Q1 Y2Q2 Y2Q3 Y2Q4 Y2 Project
Permanent
staff
1
Contractors
Capital 2
Travel &
Living
Stage
payments
Supplier
expenses
Purchased
hardware
Purchased
software
Training 3
Office &
materiel
Depreciation
SG&A
Translation
Contingency 4
Total
(*) See the appendix A for a template to prepare sub-totals by phase and by expenditure type
For each note in the above table provide any assumptions upon which the estimate is based.
Note # Assumption
1
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