# Project Status Report

**Client:**  
**Project:**  
**Report owner:**  
**This period:**  
**Last period:**  
**Report date:**  
**Status:** On track / At risk / Off track  
**Agreed finish date:**  
**Project goal:**  

## Summary

[State whether the project is on track. Say what changed, what it means for the client, and whether the finish date or cost has changed.]

## The numbers

Use the same measures and units in both periods. Mark figures as “this period” or “total to date.” Use “Not available” rather than guessing.

| Measure | This period | Last period | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agreed tasks completed — total to date | | | |
| Hours used — total to date | | | |
| Cost — total to date | | | |
| Open blockers | | | |
| Expected finish date | | | |

**Agreed budget:**  
**Budget left:**  
**Source of figures:**  

## What needs you

- **[Reply date or added cost first] — [Decision needed].** Options: [choices]. We recommend: [choice and reason]. Decision owner: [name]. Reply by: [date, time, time zone]. If no reply: [effect on work, cost, or date].
- **Blocker:** [What cannot move forward, who can resolve it, and by when.]
- **Risk:** [What might go wrong, its likely effect, and what we are doing about it.]

If no client action is needed, write: “No decision or action needed from you this period.”

## Done without asking

- [Finished item] — [result for the client]. Proof: [file or link].
- [Routine action within agreed scope] — [result].

## Next period

- [Owner] will [deliverable] by [date]. Complete when: [test or acceptance condition]. Depends on: [item or none].
- [Owner] will [deliverable] by [date]. Complete when: [test or acceptance condition]. Depends on: [item or none].

**Next report date:**  

## Before sending

- [ ] Client, project, owner, and reporting dates are clear.
- [ ] Status matches the facts, not just the amount of work done.
- [ ] Summary states any change to scope, cost, or finish date.
- [ ] Figures use matching periods, units, and definitions.
- [ ] Changes and budget left have been checked.
- [ ] Finished work has proof and a clear client benefit.
- [ ] Blockers are separate from possible future risks.
- [ ] Each decision starts with its reply date or added cost.
- [ ] Each decision has options, a recommendation, an owner, and a no-reply consequence.
- [ ] Next steps have an owner, a due date, and a completion test.
- [ ] Links work and the client can open them.
- [ ] The right client contact receives the report.
- [ ] The next report date is set.