This document provides a template for reporting project status updates. It includes sections for summarizing the current status of the project in 3 sentences or less, highlighting achievements and addressing any issues since the last update. Additional sections cover project costs, schedule, deliverables, resources, technical problems, and goals for the next review period. The overall purpose is to concisely communicate progress and ensure stakeholders understand the current state of the project.

1. Reporting
Progress or Status
SUBTITLE HEADLINE
Your Name

2. STATUS SUMMARY
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Is project on track for delivery as expected?
What is final date for delivery?
What are final cost estimates?
Status against any other high-level shipping goals
Manufacturing rate
Delivery
Partners, etc.

3. PROGRESS
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List achievements and progress since last status update was given. Highlight those
things that made progress possible
Address schedule
implications
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4. ATTENTION AREAS
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• List corrective actions being taken
• Address schedule implications
LIST DELAYS AND PROBLEMS SINCE
LAST STATUS UPDATE WAS GIVEN
• Issues that are causing delays or impending progress
• Why problem was not anticipated
• If customer will want to discuss issue with upper management
MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND

5. SCHEDULE
HEADLINE TEXT
• List top high-level dates
• Keep simple so audience does
not get distracted with details
• Distribute more detailed schedule
if appropriate
• Make sure you are familiar
with details of schedule so
you can answer questions
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6. DELIVERIES
• Yours to client
• Yours to outside service
• Outside services to you
• Other departments to you
LIST MAIN CRITICAL DELIVERABLES
• Indicate confidence level on slides if appropriate
UNDERSTAND YOUR CONFIDENCE RATING
TO EACH DELIVERABLE
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7. COSTS
LIST NEW PROJECTIONS OF COSTS
• Include original estimates
• Understand source of differences in these numbers – be ready for
questions
IF THERE ARE COST OVERRUNS
• Summarize why
• List corrective or preventative action you’ve taken
• Set realistic expectations for future expenditures
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8. TECHNOLOGY
List Technical
Problems That
Have Been
Solved
List Outstanding
Technical Issues
That Need To Be
Solved
Summarize their impact on the project
List Any Dubious
Technological
Dependencies
For Project
Indicate source of doubt
Summarize action being taken for backup plan
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9. RESOURCES
SUMMARIZE PROJECT RESOURCES
• Dedicated (full-time) resources
• Part-time resources
• If project is constrained by lack of resources, suggest alternatives
UNDERSTAND WHAT CUSTOMERS WANT
Customers may want to be assured that all possible resources are being used, but
in such a way that costs will be properly managed
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10. GOALS FOR NEXT
REVIEW
DATE OF NEXT STATUS UPDATE
• Specific items that will be done
• Issues that will be resolved
• Issues that will be resolved
• Issues that will be resolved
LIST GOALS FOR NEXT REVIEW
• Make sure anyone involved in project understands action plan
ACTION PLAN REVIEW
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