Status Report

Using the Project Status Report Template, give a status (make up stuff if you like) using all the fields in the status report for a project in your company. You must include 4 additional slides in addition to the customized template below for a total of 5 slides.

Type

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Headlines (Enter any tasks requiring upper management assistance.)

Key Issues &

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esolution

Plan

(Enter any issues/problems)

Key Risks & Mitigation Plan (Enter any risks and short mitigation plan-use the 5 alternatives discussed in class.)

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Success Metrics:

ROI/Business Case

Etc.

Etc.

Accomplishments (Key milestones/deliverables)

Financial Metrics:

Budget (PRC) :

Forecast

:

Actual

(Insert Project Name) (Month 2010)
Project Manager: [John Doinger]
Lead: [Jane Johnson]
Sponsor: [John Jonesame]

Project Description/Scope: [insert description] This is a test example of a project status report to provide as an example for team members to use in their monthly updates.

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Y

R

Overall

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Indicator

s

Any

Status Guidance:

Assessment Factors:

Indicator

Overall Status

Timeline/Milestones

Financial/Budget

Issue/Risk Mgmt

To-Date

Forecast
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G

Project Timeline (completion dates)

Gate 1:

Scope Review/

Resources Assigned

August 2010

Gate 2:

Plan/Funding

Approval

Sept 30, 2010

Gate 3:

Pilot/Test

Approval

Apr. 30, 2011

Gate 4:

Implement

ation

Approval

July 2011

Gate 5:

Verification

Dec. 2011

Plan

Initiate

Design/Dev

Pilot/Test
Implement

Gate 0:

Project Approval

July 2010

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Red-Yellow-Green Rating Descriptions and Criteria
  Red Yellow Green
  Description Unable to meet cost, schedule or quality If corrective actions are successful, then cost, schedule and quality can be met Able to meet cost, schedule and quality
Overall Status Summary of current and forecasted project status across key dimensions Any component is Red; 3 or more are Yellow None Red; 2 or 3 are Yellow; rest Green None Red; no more than 1 Yellow; rest Green
Timeline / Milestones Performance against timeline 10% or more slippage to project duration 0-10% slippage to project duration No slippage to project duration
Financial & Budget Management Financial- performance against project financial targets and breakeven; Budget- % spent and contractually committed vs. plan, compare to work completed vs. plan Financial- >= 5% worse than target or < breakeven; Budget- >= 5% above plan (actual + contractually committed) or $100k Financial- < 5% worse than target and > breakeven; Budget- < 5% above plan (actual + contractually committed) or $100k Financial- project performance on track; Budget- on plan (actual + contractually committed) Risk Management Indicator of degree of risk to successful project execution More than 2 open, high priority (RED) risk 1-2 open, high priority (RED) risk No open high priority, critical (RED) risks
Issue Management Indicator of progress on critical, high priority issues and action items. Focus on issues that impact delivery date, cost, project quality or benefits and/or require elevation to resolve. 3 or more Open issues and Priority = High or Urgent 1 or 2 Open issues and Priority = High or Urgent No OPEN issues

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		Create a Status Report for your company or any other company using the template provided.
Rubric for Assignment Unit 9 – Status Report
Max	Your Points
1. Use of Template	50
2. 4 Additional Slides	40	Status charts are used as control mechanisms to convey the health of the ongoing project and alert management to any execution problems. The red, yellow, green rating and description chart was the legend for the status on the cover page.
Grammar – Organization – Spelling	10
Late -10%
Total	100

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