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)

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 Project Status Summary Sample 1
Key Milestones Summary
Aug 2011 Sep 2011 Oct 2011 Nov 2011 Dec 2011 Jan 2012 Feb 2012 Mar 2012 Apr 2012 Project Description: TBD
Planned
1 2 3 4 5 6
Sept Oct Nov Jan Mar Mar
25 20 29 29 15 30

Actual/Estimated
1 2 3 4 5 6
Sept Nov Dec Mar Apr May
25 1 16 30 15 1

1. Kickoff Project 4. Project Phase - TBD

2. Project Phase - TBD 5. Project Phase - TBD
3. Project Phase - TBD 6. Deployment Date - TBD

Recent Accomplishments Upcoming Key Activities Scope:

 TBD  TBD  TBD
 TBD  TBD  TBD
 TBD  TBD

Key Risks and Issues Required Decisions & Guidance

 TBD  TBD
 TBD  TBD

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Key Milestone Date
Legend: Gray Originally planned or completed activity Presentation
Green Title
On track; will complete Goes
as planned Here Yellow Planned delivery at risk Red Will miss planned delivery 3
 Project Status Summary Sample 2
Project Name: Current Phase:
Project Start: Planned/Revised End:
Baseline Budget: % 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> Next Steps

Phase /Workstream TBD Phase /Workstream TBD

• TBD • TBD
• TBD • TBD
• TBD • TBD
• TBD
• Phase /Workstream TBD
• TBD Phase /Workstream TBD
• TBD • TBD
• TBD • TBD
• TBD

Risks/Key Decisions Required Budget

• TBD • TBD
• TBD • TBD

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 Project Status Summary Sample 4

Project # 1 - Phase A 2011 2012

10/21

10/28

11/11

11/18

11/25

12/16

12/23

12/30
Activity by User Type Owner Notes Status

11/4

12/2

12/9

1/13

1/20

1/27

2/10

2/17

2/24
1/6

2/3
Human Resources Users

Complete UAT Tom In Progress

Confirm list of HR users Tom Confirm totals and types In Progress

Distribute 1st Comm Tom/Mary Not Started

Provide update at HRO meeting Tom Confirm date w/Alfredo Not Started 11/17

Produce & Finalize Training Tom Coordinate with? Not Started

Publish to iLearn Mary Coordinate with? Not Started

Update ITS Materials Tom Coordinate with? Not Started

Distribute 2nd Comm Tom Confirm distro list Not Started

Conduct ILT for Power Users? TBD TBD/confirm who? Not Started

Confirm Support Model Tom Not Started

Distribute Final Comm TBD Confirm distro list Not Started Final

Close-Out Deployment to HR Users TBD Track issues/next steps Not Started

Support Operational ITS Not Started

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