The goal of the planning phase is to hammer out all the approvals, logistics, processes, and services needed to proceed with the event.
Feel free to go into as much (or as little) detail as you want, just as long as you account for these general phases in the organization of your plan. There are 4 event planning and management stages you’ll want to include when writing your event plan: planning, promotion, execution, and wrap-up.
This template is perfect for mapping out your big picture plan. Or adapt them to charity functions, holiday parties, and more. Use these templates to plan corporate events-such as client meetings, off-site retreats, seminars, or product launches. Just make a copy of your timeline, and adjust it to fit your current event.Ĭhoose your template based on the level of detail you want to build into your event plan.
Many events follow a similar blueprint, so templatizing your process will help save you a lot of time when you’re planning future events. We created 2 free event planning templates designed for events at any scale. That’s why having a plan you can share and track is a must if you want to throw a successful event. There are tons of details to keep up with-from pre-event planning to post-event follow-up-no matter the size of your event.