Project Outline

An outline is a general description including the essential features in a brief manner. A project outline is a document that includes a short description of the ongoing project or its progress. For a completed or upcoming project an outline can be a brief description of the goals, date & deadline, potential risks, and others. An outline helps concerned individuals have a common base of communication and is normally useful for projects which are longer than a week.

This article covers templates, samples, and examples of project outline related to diverse fields.

Project Outline Examples & Templates

1. Project Proposal Outline Template

A project proposal outline has a specific format that needs to be followed. This file is an aligned template with standard formatting for preparing a project proposal outline. It is available for download in three file formats and has five editable pages including a title page.

2. Sample Project Outline Template

This file is a seventeen-page guideline on how to prepare and submit a project outline. It includes details about preparing different sections in a project outline with graphical examples of the related format. The file is a PDF document published by eurogia and must be used for reference and learning purpose.

3. Project Proposal Outline Sample

This file is an example of a project proposal outline sample on the Wisdom Exchange Project. The outline has been successfully covered in a single page. The file contains information relating to the project in nine columns. One can refer to this file before preparing a project proposal outline.

4. Basic Project Proposal Outline

One can prepare a project outline in different ways but it must contain the basic mandatory details necessary for inclusion in an outline. This file is a one-page non-editable PDF document available for download free of cost as an example for a basic proposal outline. The outline is prepared in paragraph format and includes details on basic seven factors relating to a project.

5. Term Project Outline Example

The above is a sample outline file titled Outline of Term Project in a PDF format which is available for download as a reference. It includes information on topics like purpose, resources, example topics, initial project proposal, final report & class presentation, and grading scheme. It is a one-page document with an outline in paragraph format.

6. Project Management Plan Outline Example

This file is a guide on preparing a project management plan outline published by Information Technology Support Center for its vendors. The plan includes preparation information in different sections and in tabular & graphical formats which are to be followed by vendors and submitted to ITSC for approval and changes.

7. Project Proposal Outline Example

The above file is a standard proposal outline document from the Foundation Centre. It is a two-page PDF file with instructions on topics like a standard proposal, statement of need, project description, budget, organizational information, and others. It also includes information on the short length version of the full-length proposal for a letter outline.

8. Project Final Report Outline

This file is a four-page PDF file titled Final Report Outline. It is intended to guide one for preparation of the final grant project file. The first page is an introductory document with information on attaching relevant papers while the following pages include information relating to the project outline in six sections.

9. Outline for Project Proposal

This file is a sample of outline for a project proposal published by the Rainy River First Nation Trust. It is a two-page document in PDF format with modern fonts and standard page border. The instructions on outlines are distributed in various sections for better understanding and clarity of the reader.

11. Project Outline Template

This file is an example of a project outline template format issued by a school for instruction to students on their assigned project and its preparation. The outline provides information in two parts i.e. background, data, prelim, & analysis in part 1 and Presentation: result, interpretation, and presentation in part 2.

12. Project Outline Developing Template

This file is a nine-page comprehensive document on Developing a project outline published by Coal & Allied and Cessnock City Council. The first page includes a discussion on who, what, where, when, why, and how of the project outline which is followed by instructions on different sections for efficient preparation which helps in developing an impactful project outline.

13. Outline for Project Proposal Example

Universities issues outlines for students for preparing PhD Project Proposals. Such outlines include all details about headings & subheadings, the matter of the proposal, format, size & border, and other factors relating to the proposal for students so that all the proposals can be of the same document type. This file is a similar outline example.

14. Sample Project Outline Template

This file is a blank outline template followed by instructions for filling up the template published by Network of Environmentally conscious organizations and titled Campaign Outline. It is a two-page document and can be downloaded for learning purpose.

15. Project Outline Example

This file is a blank outline template of three-pages for National History Day Project. The introductory page includes guidelines on sections of the outlines. The next two pages include the project outline questions to be filled up by students with relevant information.

16. Project Outline Proposal Example

Metallurgy Europe has published this sixteen-page Project Outline Proposal Template. The template includes instructions related to the content and all the details about the format of the proposal. Samples of different sections of the proposal along with index have been included in the outline for the convenience of the applicants.

17. Printable Project Outline Example

This file is a one-page blank and general project outline template published by The Florida State University for students. The outline captures information of topics like issue or problem to address, resources to utilize, and timeline of project completion.

18. Sample Project Outline in PDF

The above file is a sample of Project Outline titled Young Leaders for Social Change: Entrepreneurship through Volunteering. It is a five-page PDF document and can be downloaded to learn about project outline format and pattern.

19. Engineering Project Outline Example

Project Presentation is an important part of the curriculum during an undergraduate engineering course. This file is an example of a two-page outline issued by the university for students guiding them on Engineering Project Presentation topics and format.