PROJECT STATUS SUMMARY

Sample Project Status/Schedule Summaries

In addition to managing a project plan in Microsoft Project, you may also wish to depict the schedule or project status in a more summarized version for Steering Committee meetings, team meetings, project kickoffs, weekly status reports, etc. These can be tailored to a specific projects needs: Sample 1: Executive View Sample 2: Basic Status Dashboard A Sample 3: Basic Status Dashboard B Sample 4: Excel (Week by Week View)

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Project Status Summary Sample 1

Key Milestones
Aug 2011 Sep 2011 Oct 2011 Nov 2011 Dec 2011 Jan 2012 Feb 2012 Mar 2012 Apr 2012

Summary
Project Description: TBD

Planned

1
Sept 25

2
Oct 20

3
Nov 29

4
Jan 29

5
Mar 15

6
Mar 30

Actual/Estimated

1
Sept 25

2
Nov 1

3
Dec 16

4
Mar 30

5
Apr 15

6
May 1

1. Kickoff Project 2. Project Phase - TBD 3. Project Phase - TBD Recent Accomplishments
TBD TBD TBD

4. Project Phase - TBD

5. Project Phase - TBD 6. Deployment Date - TBD Upcoming Key Activities
TBD TBD

Scope:
TBD TBD TBD

Key Risks and Issues

TBD TBD

Required Decisions & Guidance

TBD TBD

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Gray

Originally planned or completed activity

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Yellow

Planned delivery at risk

Red

Will miss planned delivery

Project Status Summary Sample 2

Project Name: Project Start: Baseline Budget: Current Phase: Planned/Revised End: % Budget Spent:

Overall Project Status As of <Insert Date>: Summary of Recent Status: TBD

Activities Completed: TBD TBD TBD Activities In Progress: TBD TBD TBD Issues/Risks: TBD TBD TBD

Key Deliverables/Milestones:
Deliverable Owner/Signoff Status Planned/Revised Completion Date Comments

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Project Status Summary Sample 3

Overall Project Status As of <Insert Date>:

Activities Completed through <Insert Date> Phase /Workstream TBD TBD TBD TBD Phase /Workstream TBD TBD TBD TBD Phase /Workstream TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD Phase /Workstream TBD TBD TBD TBD

Next Steps

Risks/Key Decisions Required

TBD TBD

Budget TBD TBD

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Project Status Summary Sample 4

Project # 1 - Phase A
10/21 10/28 11/11 11/18 11/4
2011 2012

11/25

12/16

12/23

12/2

12/9

1/13

1/20

1/27

2/10

2/17

Human Resources Users Complete UAT Confirm list of HR users Distribute 1st Comm Provide update at HRO meeting Produce & Finalize Training Publish to iLearn Update ITS Materials Distribute 2nd Comm Conduct ILT for Power Users? Confirm Support Model Distribute Final Comm Close-Out Deployment to HR Users Support Operational Tom Tom Tom/Mary Tom Tom Mary Tom Tom TBD Tom TBD TBD ITS Confirm distro list Track issues/next steps Confirm date w/Alfredo Coordinate with? Coordinate with? Coordinate with? Confirm distro list TBD/confirm who? Confirm totals and types In Progress In Progress Not Started Not Started Not Started Not Started Not Started Not Started Not Started Not Started Not Started Not Started Not Started
Final 11/17

2/24

1/6

2/3

Activity by User Type

Owner

Notes

Status

12/30

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