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Write a project plan in a sheet that shows what's late

A project with a deadline, a few people and too many moving parts. Get the tasks, owners and dates, in a Google Sheet that flags anything overdue.

Updated 17 Oct 2026

The prompt · ChatGPT

Help me write a project plan.

Goal: [what done looks like]
Deadline: [date]
People: [names and roles]
Tasks I know about: [list]
Things that could hold us up: [risks]

Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers.

Then:
1. A task table with columns: Task, Owner, Start, Due, Status, Depends on.
2. Milestones with dates.
3. A risk list: risk, likelihood, impact, what we'll do.
4. A weekly 15-minute check-in agenda.

Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, dates or results. UK English.

Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.

A short example

Fill the blanks, then paste. what done looks like: a short note you already have. date: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.

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