PROGRESS REPORT

Amorsolo, Aimee Amandy, Karl Angelo

Alves, Lilian Daphne
Amante, John Mark
BSA 2-23

Definition
What is a Progress Report?

Aprogressreportisareportofworkacco
mplished during a specific time period.Itis
awrittenrecordofwhathasbeendoneand
whatislefttodoonaproject.Itisareporto
ftheprogressthathasbeenmadeonthepr
oject.

Definition
What is a Progress Report?

Progressreportscanalsobeusedtoesta
blishandformalizedutiesofteammembers,
tiedownaworkscheduleforaproject,and
discusspossibleproblemsintheprojectorit
stimeline.

Importance
Aprogressreportupdatesas
upervisor,associate,custome
rorateacheronaspecificpr
oject.

Importance
Aprogressreportevaluatesth
edevelopmentmadeonatas
kandwhatshoulditbedonet
oimproveit.

Importance
Aprogressreporthelpsthete
amtoachievetheirgoal.

The content of a good progress report

Factual
ClearandEasilyunderstandable
Freefromerrorsandduplication
Facilitatethedecisionmakersinmakingtherightdecision
Resultfocusedandresultoriented
Wellorganizedandwellstructured

The perfect progress report

Dosincreatingaprogressreport
Dolistkeysuccessesandachievementsfromlastperiod.
Dolistanyearnedvaluemetricsyoumayhave,butkeepitsimpleandgraphical.
Domakeitclearwhatactionyouwantpeopletotake;isthisreportjustforinformationordoyoure
quireadecisionfromanyone?
Doincludeanoverviewofthemajormilestones,theirplanneddatesandaRAGstatusofeach.

The perfect progress report

Don'tsincreatingaprogressreport
Dontincludetoomuchstaticinformationaboutthebackgroundoftheproject.
Dontsendoutthereportviaemailwithoutprovidinganycontextinthebodyofthemail.Executives
mayneverreadthereport,soprovideasummaryintheemailitself.
Dontsendoutbadnewsinaprojectreportwithoutspeakingtopeoplefirst.Youdontwantyoursp
onsortoreadaboutamajorissuewithoutbeingtheretoexplainthesituation.

The perfect progress report

Thecontentofagoodprogressreport
Thecontentofareportmustdependonitspurpose.Formostfieldsofstudy,thecontentofearlyrep
ortsprobablyoughttobesuchastoreviewprogresstodateandidentifyaplanofactionforthenext
phaseofthework.
Reviewingprogressisnotmerelyamatterofcataloguingwhattasksonehasdone,althoughthiswill
comeintoit.Rather,itshouldmakeacasethatwhatonehasdonehasbeenthoughtful,directedand
competent.Atallstagesofthereport-writing,studentsshouldbeinthebarristerrole.
Studentsshouldnormallyincludesomethingofthefollowingintheirreportsalthoughtheemphasiswi
llchangeastheresearchdevelops.Thefollowingarelistedinthepresenttense,although,dependin
gonthestageoftheresearch,someaspectswillneedtobewrittenasfutureintentionsandothersa
sstatementsofachievement.Thereportshouldbepresentedlargelyasasubstantiatedargumentrat
herthanasastraightdescription:
Personalinformationsuchasname,registrationandcontactinformation

Characteristics
Characteristicsofagoodprogressreport
Itshouldbefactual:Everyreportshouldbebasedon
facts,verifiedinformationandvalidproofs.
ClearandEasilyunderstandable
Freefromerrorsandduplication
Shouldfacilitatethedecisionmakersinmakingthe
rightdecision
Resultfocusedandresultoriented

Characteristics
Characteristicsofagoodprogressreport

Wellorganizedandstructured
Ethicalreportingstyle
Reader-friendly
Easy,simplelanguage
Purposefulpresentation

Characteristics
Characteristicsofagoodprogressreport

Organizedandwell-structured
Result-focused
Timelypreparedanddispatched
Straightforward

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