Project Status
[Project Name]
[Presenter Name]
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Status Summary
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.
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Progress
List achievements and progress
since last status update was given
– address schedule implications
Highlight those things that made
progress possible
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Attention Areas
List delays and problems since last
status update was given
– list corrective actions being taken
– address schedule implications
Make sure you understand
– issues that are causing delays or
impeding progress
– why problem was not anticipated
– if customer will want to discuss issue
with upper management
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Schedule
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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Deliveries
List main critical deliverables
– Yours to client
– Yours to outside services
– Outside services to you
– Other departments to you
Understand your confidence rating
to each deliverable
– Indicate confidence level on slides if
appropriate
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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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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 or
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backup plan
Resources
Summarize project resources
– Dedicated (full-time) resources
– Part-time resources
– If project is constrained by lack of
resources, suggest alternatives
Understand that 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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Goals for Next Review
Date of Next Status Update
List goals for next review
– specific items that will be done
– issues that will be resolved
Make sure anyone involved in
project understands action plan
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