Comments on: 8 Tips for an Effective Status Report

By: Nitin Malhotra

Nitin Malhotra — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:15:03 +0000

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By: Tim Bickerton

Tim Bickerton — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:11:13 +0000

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By: Senthil Nathan

Senthil Nathan — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 03:27:04 +0000

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By: Nirav Patel

Nirav Patel — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:59:04 +0000

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By: Alec Satin

Alec Satin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:45:02 +0000

Hi Graham,

This is a key question, isn’t it? People are smart. If they are asked to put time into things which they rarely see used, they will generally shirk such things completely or do the minimum job possible.

If they understand the value of what they are doing, people will usually participate.

Alec

By: Graham Perry

Graham Perry — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:48:53 +0000

Alec – some great points.

Given that the information in the status report will be gleaned from other colleagues, what advice do you have for ensuring that they buy into maintaining and providing status information?

Graham

By: Sean Hull

Sean Hull — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:53:23 +0000

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By: Max Walker, MBA, PMP

Max Walker, MBA, PMP — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:18:48 +0000

RT @alecsatin: 8 Tips for an Effective Status Report http://bit.ly/5gNIrW Some people love it – others hate it. What do you think? #pmot

By: Alec Satin, MSW, PMP

Alec Satin, MSW, PMP — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:48:15 +0000

8 Tips for an Effective Status Report http://bit.ly/5gNIrW Some people love it – others hate it. What do you think? #pmot

By: Max Walker, MBA, PMP

Max Walker, MBA, PMP — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:24:19 +0000

Alec – That’s a great list for a lot of business writing, not just status reports. I’d propose formalizing in the list Steve’s idea above — focus on the decisions that the report should drive.

Status reports in my world tend to be less formal, but focused much more on high-level status: are we on track? If not, what are you doing about it? Or what needs to be done about it? And how can I help as stakeholder / sponsor?

If the reader can’t get that from the1-pager, it’s a wasted page.
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