Author: Mark Whitfield

Welcome to my site! After graduating in Computing in 1990, I accepted a position as a programmer at a Runcorn based software house specialising in electronic banking software, namely sp/ARCHITECT-BANK on Tandem Computers (now HPE NonStop). This was before the internet became more prevalent and so the notion of enabling desktop access to company accounts for inter-account transfers and book keeping was still quite a cutting edge idea (and smartphones only ever hinted at in Space 1999). The company was called The Software Partnership (which was taken over by Deluxe Data in 1994). I spent 5 years in Runcorn developing code for SP/ARCHITECT for various banks like TSB, Bank of Scotland, Rabobank and Girofon (Denmark) to name but a few. I then moved onto a software house in Salford Quays for further bank facing projects. After a further 23 years in the IT industry and now a Senior IT Project Manager (both Agile and Waterfall delivery), I thought I would echo out my Career Profile in this corner of the internet for quick and easy access.

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IT Project Management toolkits feature over 200 tailored, editable Microsoft Office templates

The IT Project Management (PM) toolkits created by Mark Whitfield feature over 200 tailored, editable Microsoft Office templates designed to structure, track, and report on software delivery lifecycles (SDLC), bridging Agile sprint execution and structured governance frameworks like PRINCE2 and Waterfall.

Project Management toolkits feature over 200 tailored, editable MS Office templates — MS Excel Project & Budget Tracker Example

Below is the structured breakdown of the primary templates categorized by their project purpose, function, and file format.

📅 Project Planning & Scheduling

Category: Project Planning | Templates: Detailed SDLC Project Plan (.mpp/.xlsx) & Plan on a Page (POaP) (.pptx/.xlsx) | Description: These tools cover stage-gate structures, resource scheduling, and visual executive updates for software projects.

⚠️ Risk, Governance & Tracking

Category: Risk & Issue Management | Template: Comprehensive RAIDs Log (.xlsx) | Description: A multi-tab workbook to track Risks, Actions, Issues, Opportunities, Dependencies, and Lessons Learned.
Category: Governance | Templates: RACI Tracker & Change Request Log (.xlsx) | Description: Tools to define roles/responsibilities and manage project scope modifications.

💰 Financial & Resource Management

Category: Project Finances | Template: Project Financial Tracker (.xlsx) | Description: Monitors forecasted vs. actual costs, variances, and expenses.
Category: Resource Management | Template: Resource & Leave Tracker (.xlsx) | Description: Tracks team availability, capacity, and absences.

🏃 Agile Delivery

Category: Agile Scrum | Templates: Burn Down/Up Charts & Story Dependency Tracker (.xlsx) | Description: Provides metric-driven velocity tracking and dependency mapping between stories or external suppliers.

📊 Communications & Stakeholders

Category: Stakeholder Management | Template: Stakeholder Analysis Plan (.xlsx) | Description: Maps influence vs. impact to plan communication needs.
Category: Project Communications | Templates: Status Report & Kick-Off Deck (.docx/.pptx) | Description: Standardized templates for project updates and project launches.