Progress (Status)

Report Format

A periodic report written to inform your teacher,

manager, supervisor, colleague or consumer
showing how much progress you have made up
to now..

Cover
page
Include name, course, prepared for,
and date
Introducti
on Brief discussion of the project
(reminder)
Purpose
Indicate the reason for writing this
report and what it covers

 Completed tasks
Use the same tasks outlined (refer to
the Gantt Chart) in the proposal and
include:

Description of the task

completed
What you have accomplished and how
long it took
Discuss any difficulties that were
encountered

 Remaining Tasks
Use the same tasks outlined (Gantt
chart) in the proposal and include:

Description of the remaining

tasks
What needs to be accomplished
until the next progress report and
the timeline

Conclusion
Summary

Comment on the current status of the

project
Evaluation and forecast
Evaluate the progress made and a
forecast for
completing the project

Some writing style

suggestions
Use short and focused paragraphs,
avoid repeating yourself.
Avoid being too pessimistic, optimistic,
or cocky
As a rule, you can use you and I,
but do not lapse into informality