PROJECT STATUS SUMMARY Sample Project StatusSchedule Summaries In

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 project’s needs: • Sample 1: Executive View • Sample 2: Basic Status Dashboard A • Sample 3: Basic Status Dashboard B • Sample 4: Excel (Week by Week View) Insert Date Presentation Title Goes Here 2

Project Status Summary Sample 1 Summary Key Milestones Aug 2011 Sep 2011 Oct 2011 Nov 2011 Dec 2011 Jan 2012 Feb 2012 Mar 2012 Project Description: TBD Apr 2012 Planned 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sept 25 Oct 20 Nov 29 Jan 29 Mar 15 Mar 30 Actual/Estimated 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sept 25 Nov 1 Dec 16 Mar 30 Apr 15 May 1 1. Kickoff Project 2. Project Phase - TBD 3. Project Phase - TBD 4. Project Phase - TBD 5. Project Phase - TBD 6. Deployment Date - TBD Recent Accomplishments Upcoming Key Activities Scope: § TBD § TBD Key Risks and Issues Required Decisions & Guidance § TBD Insert Date Key Milestone Legend: Gray Originally planned or completed activity On track; will complete as planned Presentation Title Goes Green Here Yellow Planned delivery at risk Red Will miss planned delivery 3

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 Activities In Progress: § TBD Issues/Risks: § TBD Key Deliverables/Milestones: Deliverable Insert Date Owner/Signoff Status Planned/Revised Completion Date Presentation Title Goes Here Comments 4

Program Manager: _________ Project Status Summary Sample 3 Executive Sponsor: __________ Overall Project Status As of xx/xx/xx Planned Timeline / Major Milestones Oct 2012 Nov 2012 Dec 2012 1 2 Jan 2013 3 Activities completed since last report 1. 2. 3. Feb 2013 4 5 Activity 1 Activity 2 Activity 3 1. Milestone 1 2. Milestone 2 Headlines for next two weeks 3. Milestone 3 1. 2. 3. 4. Milestone 4 5. Milestone 5 Headline 1 Headline 2 Headline 3 Risks/Issues Risks that impact critical Path Insert Date Status (R/Y/G) Key Decisions Required Issue for R/Y/ Mitigating Strategy Owner Risks that impact critical Path Presentation Title Goes Here Owner Date Req’d

Project Status Summary Sample 4 Insert Date Presentation Title Goes Here 6