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Why provide weekly project status updates?
Overall Status: On Target Needs Attention In Trouble
Accomplishments to Date:
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Weekly project status updates allow the project manager to reconnect with the team as well as document status on tasks, action items and next steps. It also allows the project manager to stay up to speed on issues impacting project success that need to be communicated to managers and sponsors. It is an integral part of the overall communication plan for a project.
What to Include in the weekly project status report
- Overall Status - Green (On plan), Yellow (Needs attention), Red (In trouble)
- Accomplishments to date - List of accomplishments for current phase since last weekly status report
- Upcoming milestones - Key tasks and activities planned until next weekly meeting
- Issues - List of issues and proposed resolution if any
- Risks - List of risks and strategy for addressing each risk (accept, mitigate, transfer, avoid)
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