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Weekly status report templatePosted on July 13, 2012 by Hai Le

On the heels of our previous post (Making a status report with Priority Matrix), I just wanted to talk about

different formats that you might use for an employee weekly status report template.

Weve compiled a few templates from other sources below.

Before digging deeper, lets also review WHY youd want to make a weekly status report. A recent article by the

NY Times indicates that it is helpful to measure results, not hours. A weekly status report would provide the

necessary update in a team environment. Heres a relevant excerpt:

But its not enough to think and observe. You need to communicate often. Every week, write

down a list of your assigned tasks short-term assignments and long-term goals and rankthem by importance, from your perspective. Then ask your boss to weigh in on the list.

At Appfluence, we do daily reports as a way to achieve clarity for the team. While it is not mandatory, it is

absolutely helpful to keep everyone updated to your road blocks, progress, and accomplishments. Heres a real

screenshot of our daily send out. This is automatically generated by Priority Matrix, in this case on the Mac.

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From the Northwestern University website, you can find the following template:

Weekly Status ReportTo: __________From: __________Subject: Status_______Period Ending: __________Self-assessment: Green, Yellow, or Red_

Activities Completed this weekCompleted deliverables:

Activities in process

Activities to be started next week

Long-term projects

Issues for immediate attention

Key team interdependencies

From the Microsoft Office website, here is a sample weekly status report template:

Milestones Planned Dates Actual Dates Comments(example-Kickoff meeting) (MM/DD/YYYY)

(MM/DD/YYYY) (MM/DD/YYYY) (Delayed due to xyz, etc)

Accomplished this week:(Task)


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Planned for next week:(Task)

Issues/Risks identified:(Description)

Here at Appfluence, we use the following simple bulleted lists to notify each other by email what we are

individually working on.

Last week:List the tasks you completed last week

This week:List the tasks you plan to complete this week

Roadblocks:Write down any obstacles or roadblocks that you might encounter/have already encountered

Comments/Questions:Add comments or questions that may aid in conveying what you are doing to your intended audience.

Here is a .pmatrix file for you to use with Priority Matrix. Some example action items are included for you.

Weekly status report template in Priority Matrix

Download the Weekly Status Report Template .pmatrix file here.

Let us know if you have any weekly status report templates of your own! We would love to hear about ways

people are staying productive and accomplishing tasks!

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Joyce says:January 5, 2013 at 2:44 pm

Im so excited about starting to use this App. Im typically working on atleast a dozen projects and miscellaneous tasks on topof those at the office. I feel like this App will allow me to get everything in one place and clear my min. It looks like givingupdates for individual projects to coworkers by email will be great.Heres what I need to also be able to do: Summarize all projects with a few bulletson a weekly basis. I dont want to have one project per page, 4-5 would be ideal. Is there a way of doing this?

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Hai Nguyen says:January 7, 2013 at 11:48 pm

Hi Joyce, what kind of summary would you need or like to see?

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