I guess you can say that I am a freak about organization, but I feel that this helps a great deal with project management.

I have created a template folder that contains the following folders. In each of the folders I have template word/excel and ppt files.

I find that the P XX in the front of the project stages keeps the plan moving forward. Closing one section and moving towards the next.

My template folder looks like this:
_Budget – Contains any budget numbers, emails, etc.
_Documentation – This is anything prior to the discovery meeting that would help.
_Meetings – Contains notes from all meetings related to the projects.
P 01 – Discovery – Items relating the the outline of the project.
P 02 – Requirements – The main requirements / project request form location.
P 03 – Production – Any files relating to the creation of the project.
P 04 – testing – Test cases, user feedback, etc.
P 05 – Implementation – Mainly the lessons learned, directions to the major team supporting the project.

In the root of the folder I have 3 files.
– Action Plan.doc Outline of the day-to-day actions of the project.
– Project Snap Shot.doc – This is maintained during the project as a quick outline of the project status.
– Project File – This will contain all of the dates and tasks for the project. Mainly for the PM.

This is a quick outline of my project folder structure.