Every project management requires some sort of issue tracking. Unforeseen problems are an inevitable part of every project, so having an Excel template to track issues is a must-have. It will allow you to instantly manage incoming issues, hugely impacting your project’s outcome.

Your project managers will be thankful for such an approach as it will make their work much easier. However, even if you work by yourself on something, you can still manage project issues via issue-tracking templates for your own convenience. But first, let’s discuss all the details regarding tracking issues of your project.

We will start off with something simple. This template is primarily designed to keep track of every issue found within the project. It’s similar to a task list but with listed issues instead. Here, you’ll find everything you need for proper issue tracking: Issue ID, Status, Overview, Category, Priority, etc. Basically, every category that was described above. You can use this template for only one project or as a part of a larger document for several projects. It will allow you to track several instances of issues in different tabs – each for a separate project.

Thanks to its simplicity, this template is available in Excel format and Smartsheet.

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• Excel
• Smartsheet

The second template looks similar to the first but more advanced. The main difference is the number of categories it provides. This one is aimed at companies that want their team members to fill the document with comprehensive details. This way, project managers can resolve different issues quickly and describe the action required to close them.

It’s available in MS Excel format.

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• Excel

The third template is an all-in-one tracking system for all project managers wanting a detailed, graphical presentation of the project’s progress. The main benefit of using this template is the dashboard view, where you can keep tabs on the details for a better overview. 

Dashboard information has everything from the previous templates with the addition of status tallies and their percentages. Once you fill out everything, every team member will easily spot everything that may have a potential impact on the project and solve it based on its priority.

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• Excel

This one monitors the project’s path, risk, and issues. It has slightly different categories to focus specifically on a particular project. Here’s a list of those categories:

• Project Manager
• Project Sponsor
• Project Start Date
• Project End Date
• Project Description/Scope Statement

You can add more details in the Project Path, Key Risks, and Key Issues columns:

• Title.
• Owner.
• Due.
• Status.

This template is available in three formats.

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• Excel
• Word
• PDF

Use this template for specific product-related issues. It provides all the necessary details like issue number, issue name, department priority, initiator (the one who reported the issue), status, date opened, date closed, and description. With the number of details this template provides, your developers should fix the issue in no time. 

This template is available in Excel and Smartsheet format.

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• Excel
• Smartsheet

This template is for you if you want to keep track of all the issues regarding a certain product. However, it’s aimed at a team who is responsible for a given product, e.g., engineers. With this simple form, they will be able to identify the problem immediately and check how much time they have to fix it. It includes the following categories:

• Product ID.
• Issue/Title.
• Type.
• Priority.
• Opened by.
• Opened on.
• Closed by.
• Notes.

This template is available in MS Excel format.

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• Excel

Yet another simple template that all employees in a company can use. If product quality and on-time delivery are important to you, this template is more than enough to satisfy those needs. The main purpose of this template is to let other employees not involved in the project share their thoughts. The template is really simple, consisting of the following categories:

• Assigned to.
• Target.
• Product name.
• Priority.
• Summary.

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• Excel
• Smartsheet

Information Technology (IT) sector is the backbone of every company, and without their input, you would easily miss deadlines, fail to release products, and question the entire company’s credibility. That’s why they should have their own issue template to better organize their work. This template is a good choice for a centralized method to report issues within the IT sector and resolve them asap.

Since this template is aimed at IT sectors, the categories here are also IT-related. Here are the categories:

• Sequence.
• Issue name.
• Originator.
• Submit date.
• Area.
• Module name.
• Description.
• Priority.
• Status.
• Business impact.
• Expected resolution date.
• Assigned to.
• Suggested solution.
• Progress.                 

The template is available in Excel and Smartsheet format.

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• Excel
• Smartsheet