Project brief template
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The project brief template is a must-have tool for effective project management. Whether you’re planning an internal website update, organizing a client campaign or outlining a school project, the project brief will allow you to communicate your project in detail, set (SMART) goals, identify the project scope, know your budget and schedule, and measure success.
- Create a visually-engaging summary of your project to focus on high-level goals and objectives.
- Align different teams on a unified project goal and individual responsibilities.
- Make important project decisions quickly and effectively.
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Xtensio is your team space for beautiful living documents.
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Join the 66,811 changemakers.
The project brief template is a must-have tool for effective project management. Whether you’re planning an internal website update, organizing a client campaign or outlining a school project, the project brief will allow you to communicate your project in detail, set (SMART) goals, identify the project scope, know your budget and schedule, and measure success.
- Create a visually-engaging summary of your project to focus on high-level goals and objectives.
- Align different teams on a unified project goal and individual responsibilities.
- Make important project decisions quickly and effectively.
How to create a project brief with Xtensio
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Follow along with the instructional project brief details. Add charts, graphs, images, and videos to customize the brief template and make it your own. Drag & drop. Resize. It’s the easiest editor ever.
Customize everything in the project brief template to match your brand.
Define your style guide. Add your (or your client’s) brand fonts and colors. You can even pull colors directly from a website to easily brand your project briefs and more.
Work on the project brief together on the cloud.
Add colleagues (or clients) to collaborate on your brief templates. Changes automatically save and sync across all devices, in real-time.
Share a link. Present a slideshow. Embed. Download a PDF/PNG.
The project plan seamlessly adapts to your workflow. No more jumping from tool-to-tool to design different types of deliverables.
Reuse and repurpose.
Save your own brief templates. Or copy and reuse in other documents.
Follow along step-by-step with the project brief how to guide.
Example project brief templates
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What is a project brief?
Simply put, a project brief (project proposal, creative brief, design brief or project plan) is a starting point for any project – whether it’s to plan an internal website update, organize a full-blown client campaign or outline a school project. In project management, the project plan is a key document that outlines the scope, scale and detailed requirements of the project, helping you reach your goals faster and more efficiently.
An effective creative brief summarizes the essence of the project and focuses on results and outcomes. Your briefs should identify the who, what, when, where and why of your project. Deciding how the project will be tackled should be left up to the graphic design team or the team who will be handling the tasks and deliverables related to the project.
How do you write a project brief?
The length of a project brief depends on the scope and scale of your project. The more intricate the project is, the longer the brief will be. Don’t worry about the format or following a certain outline, a project brief can and should change depending on the purpose.
In general, you can use the project brief template as an outline for creating your own creative briefs.
- Explain who this project is being created for.
- Describe the project. Give a project overview by defining the what and the why.
- Define SMART project objectives (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely).
- Identify your target audience.
- Set the schedule and budget, including the final due date and important milestones.
- Detail the project scope:Â project deliverables, features, tasks, objectives.
- Determine how your team will define project success.
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Yes. You can try out Xtensio’s simple editor and any template, including the project brief template without creating an account. To save your work, collaborate with your team and access other premium features and resources, you can upgrade to premium. Plans start at $8 per month.
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What would I use the project brief for?
The project summary template allows you to give an overview of your project, list expectations, set goals, measure success, identify project scope and target audience, and know your budget & schedule in detail. Projects are everywhere, whether it is for a school or a business. The template will help you to ease the project management process and finalize any project successfully.
Do you have any project brief examples I can use?
Yes! We have a couple of examples above that you can use as a starting point for your own. If you find a brief example you like, use it for your inspiration.
How do I gather the information needed to create a project brief?
The main information you’ll need to fill out the project brief template is an overview of the project, your client info, target audience, SMART objectives, project scope, factors to measure success, budget, and due dates.
Can I add colleagues to edit the marketing report template?
Yes! You can invite as many people as you’d like to collaborate on your project briefs and other project management documentation. As a platform, Xtensio helps improve the way your team works.
How do I share my design brief?
Choose your file format. Present it as a full-screen digital slideshow, share it as a responsive web link or export it as a PDF (customize the PDF size) or PNG.
Do you have other tools for project management?
We do! There are a number of different templates, examples, and resources to guide you through the process of promoting and growing your business. Check out our Project Management toolbox to find more tools and resources.
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