Free Program Management Tools

A small set of tools I reach for on every program, rebuilt to run free in your browser with no signup. Each one saves your work locally and exports to CSV or print. Built by a Senior Technical Program Manager with 19+ years running enterprise programs.

RACI Matrix Generator

Map every task to who is Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed. Kill the "I thought you had it" problem on cross-functional work.

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Program Risk Register

Track risks in one place, score each by likelihood and impact, assign an owner and a mitigation, and sort by what matters most.

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Stakeholder Power/Interest Grid

Plot stakeholders on a 2x2 grid and see the right engagement strategy for each: manage closely, keep satisfied, keep informed, or monitor.

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RAID Log

Track Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies in one tagged, color-coded log with an owner, a due date, and a status on every line.

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Weighted Decision Matrix

Score options against weighted criteria and let the math pick the winner. Built for vendor selection, build versus buy, and close calls.

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Status Report Generator

Turn a quick form into a clean status report with a health color, summary, accomplishments, next steps, risks, and decisions needed.

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Prioritization Matrix

Sort initiatives on an effort/impact 2x2 into quick wins, major projects, fill-ins, and thankless tasks, so the sequence picks itself.

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Project Charter Generator

Write the document that authorizes a program: problem, objectives, scope, stakeholders, milestones, metrics, and risks, ready to print.

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Pre-Mortem Worksheet

Imagine the program already failed, name the reasons, score each by likelihood and impact, and assign a prevention owner before you start.

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OKR Tracker

Set objectives with measurable key results and watch progress compute from current values and targets, rolled up per objective.

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Meeting Cost Calculator

Put a dollar figure on any meeting. Enter attendees, salary, length, and frequency to see the cost per session and across a year.

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Roadmap / Timeline Builder

Lay out work across tracks on a shared timeline and render Gantt-style bars, so overlaps and gaps in the plan become obvious.

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Retrospective Board

Run a Start, Stop, Continue retro with action items, capture what the team commits to, and export it for the next sprint.

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WSJF Calculator

Rank a backlog by Weighted Shortest Job First. Score value, time criticality, and risk over job size and auto-sort by priority.

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Why these tools exist

Most program management software buries the basics behind a login and a per-seat price. The artifacts that actually run a program are simple: who owns what, what could go wrong, who you need to keep close, what you are deciding, and whether you are on track. These tools do exactly that and nothing more.

They run entirely in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is tracked beyond standard analytics, and your work stays in local storage on your machine. Export to CSV when you need to drop it into a deck or a spreadsheet, or print straight to PDF for a status review.

Guides and comparisons

New to this? Start with the complete guide to program management or how to become a technical program manager. Browse types of programs and projects (migration, launch, compliance, security). For role comparisons, see RACI vs RAID, OKRs vs KPIs, and TPM vs project manager.

Built by Arsenii Samoilov, a Senior Technical Program Manager with 19+ years at Intuit, Atlassian, Adobe, Salesforce, Roku, and Apple. If your team needs help standing up program governance, get in touch. For more on running programs at scale, read the Insights.

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