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JUBAIR BIN HAIDER Sub Divisional Engineer| Public Works Department (PWD) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Can anyone please help me enumerate the nuances between Status Report and Progress Report of a Project . Do discuss the following aspects :
1. Frequency of these reports
2. Breadth of these reports ; Which of these is more brief ?
3. Made for what kind of Stakeholders ?
4. An Example of each ; Vis Milestone report , Gannt Chart
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Richard Darko Tema, Greater Accra, Ghana
Aug 13, 2020 11:52 AM
Replying to Keith Novak
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Adding a little to my colleagues inputs, status is a current state, while progress is a change over time.

That being said, they are often used interchangeably. Managers often want to change things to put their personal brand on it. They reorganize and rename teams, they change their dashboards of critical metrics, and they change things like "status reports" to "progress reports" to emphasize what values they are trying to promote.

In reality, the names can be quite arbitrary. Many times I've seen managers rename something with a widely accepted industry standard definition to give it their own title, or use an industry standard name for something completely different because they like the name, not the standard. .
Current state is the same as the change since inception. (Time)
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2 replies by Keith Novak and Stéphane Parent
Aug 18, 2020 3:05 PM
Keith Novak
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I think Heisenberg had some issues with that solution.
Jun 15, 2022 11:59 AM
Stéphane Parent
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Not quite, Richard. The status report answers the question "where are we?" The status report stands alone, without reference to previous status reports. For example: "As of today, we have spent 79% of our budget."

The progress report answers the question "what have we achieved?" The progress report is usually in relation to the prrevious progress report. For example: "In the last month, we spent 15% of our budget."
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Keith Novak Tukwila, Wa, United States
Aug 15, 2020 4:45 PM
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Current state is the same as the change since inception. (Time)
I think Heisenberg had some issues with that solution.
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Abolfazl Yousefi Darestani Manager, Quality and Continuous Improvement| Hörmann-TNR Industrial Doors Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
I do agree with Rami and Pattrick.
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Jimmy Cossio Virginia, United States, United States
Status report: describes where the project currently stands in relation to the performance measurement baseline.
Progress report: describes what has been accomplished.

Source: RMC learning solutions.
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Peter Rapin Subject Matter Expect; Project Delivery| Independent Consultant Ontario, Canada
Report requirements including terminology should be defined in the Project Plan. A report is what you say it is or will be - no more no less.

If it is possible that the reader does not have access to the Plan then use the intro to define the purpose of the report.
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Stéphane Parent Self Employed / Semi-retired| Leader Maker Prince Edward Island, Canada
Aug 15, 2020 4:45 PM
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Current state is the same as the change since inception. (Time)
Not quite, Richard. The status report answers the question "where are we?" The status report stands alone, without reference to previous status reports. For example: "As of today, we have spent 79% of our budget."

The progress report answers the question "what have we achieved?" The progress report is usually in relation to the prrevious progress report. For example: "In the last month, we spent 15% of our budget."
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