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The Project Status Report Template
The Project Status Report Template is used to report on the status of project tasks, activities and deliverables. This template is designed for repeated use throughout the project lifecycle, i.e. weekly, monthly, quarterly, or as often as needed to adequately report project status.
Instructions
- Enter basic project information.
- Enter the reporting period by date.
- Select report type (individual or team).
- Select report conclusions (indicating overall status).
- Describe planned tasks in the spaces provided and report on target dates, percent completed and current status (on plan, not on plan or ahead of plan).
- Describe and explain any variances.
- Describe planned corrective actions, if any.
- Describe objectives for the next reporting period.
Learn More about Project Status Reporting
Project Status Reporting: Policies and Practices: Project managers walk a fine line when it comes to requesting (and actually getting) status reports from staff members. On one hand, status reporting procedures should not be too cumbersome or intrusive. Project staff may come to resent the attention, and the perceived lack of trust and confidence. On the other hand, current status information must be communicated effectively on a regular basis.
Read this article and learn to how to use status reporting as a tool for project communication, performance improvement and team motivation.
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