Project Management in Emergency Management | A Playbook

As an emergency manager, you already have a lot on your plate—planning initiatives underway, exercises in development, after-action reports to write, and improvement plans to complete. Learning how to manage projects well isn’t about adding another task—it’s about ensuring the work you’re already doing gets done.

When your preparedness projects are managed effectively, your team can respond faster, recover more quickly, and protect your community more effectively when disaster strikes.

Our step-by-step project management playbook is designed specifically for emergency managers, providing the structure and tools to keep preparedness projects on track and drive meaningful progress. With a clear roadmap tailored to your unique challenges, you can move from planning to execution with confidence—ensuring your efforts make the impact your community and organization need.

Take control of your projects. Better projects lead to better preparedness.


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Table of Contents


Section 1 | Laying the Foundation


Prequel Section | Project Selection


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Section 2 | Project Kickoff


Section 3 | Managing the Project


Section 4 | Closing out the Project

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Section 5 | In Closing

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