What do your stakeholders consider to be important? I always recommend starting there before looking for examples of reports.
Also, is there an opportunity to move away from a static, point-in-time report, to a true information radiator providing up-to-date information whenever a stakeholder visits?
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RAJESH K LProject Manager, PMP| Bharat Electronics, Bengaluru, IndiaBengaluru, Karnataka, India
A One Page Project Status Report is a good idea. Who uses or whom it is intended for is important. Saving Changes...
Drew CraigSr. Agile & Product Coach| VanguardPhiladelphia, Pa, United States
There are many resources out there on the web, both templates to download (some on this community!) or to give you ideas for layout, etc, i.e. search one-page status report and view images.
Also to consider is where does the data live. If already in Excel, then probably pretty simple to create some charts and RAG. And many options / templates using PPT.
But, Kiron's point is a big one. Who is your audience, what are they looking for, and what technologies / capabilities are available within your organization to create a dynamic 'radiator' that is more 'push' for audiences. Saving Changes...
Who is this report for? Reports with icons generally are a part of dashboards. They may be referred several times during a day. You may need to make the question clear. Saving Changes...
Frank ValdiviaDirector of Analytics| Heifer InternationalShoreview, Mn, United States
There are templates and also check with your PMO, they may ave a standard. Also, please think in terms of Scope, Schedule and Budget.
Finally, run by your main stakeholders.
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In addition to the above advice, be careful to avoid scope creep. I've developed or tailored many one page formats over the years, typically in a 4-square format, and inevitably stakeholders want to keep adding more things.
Before too long it becomes a 9-square, is hard to read due to all the clutter on the page and small fonts, and more difficult to manage than a 12 page deck of slides because most of the PM's work is trying to fit tons of info into tiny little spaces. Saving Changes...
Our organization uses a one page "Quad Chart" that essentially encapsulates the following:
1. Funding health in present and future years (green, yellow, red)
2. Key issues and risks (orange, red) - only those risks that are high or significant are reported
3. Schedule (5 yrs and 10 yrs out) - key activities/ decisions required
4. Brief description of project incl pics
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Feb 02, 2019 12:30 PM
Keith Novak
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That sounds exactly like a "4-square", except often we put the long term timeline across the bottom, and one of the quadrants has the near term schedule.
Our organization uses a one page "Quad Chart" that essentially encapsulates the following:
1. Funding health in present and future years (green, yellow, red)
2. Key issues and risks (orange, red) - only those risks that are high or significant are reported
3. Schedule (5 yrs and 10 yrs out) - key activities/ decisions required
4. Brief description of project incl pics
That sounds exactly like a "4-square", except often we put the long term timeline across the bottom, and one of the quadrants has the near term schedule. Saving Changes...
