Project

Project Status Report Project Sponsor

RAG Status Overall Scope People Time Costs Project Manager

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Last Reported G G G G A Reporting Period

1. What did you do this period? 2. What are you going to do next period?

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What did you plan to do, but did not?

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3. Upcoming Key Meetings and Decisions 4. Escalated Issues and Risks

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Project Managers Commentary on Status

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RAG Definition For Project Status
RAG
Green
Status
Scope • Clear on deliverables
• Clear on what's in/out of scope
• Interdependencies with other
projects/activities understood and
being managed
People • Project team in place, no significant • Gap in resourcing but plan in place
gaps in resourcing
• No risk to project delivery
Time • Clear on timelines/critical path
• On track to deliver to milestones
Costs • Costs clearly defined and
corresponding budget allocated to
the project
• Project forecast to be on
track/under budget
Overall • No Red sub-categories
• No more than 1 Amber sub-
category with clear plan to bring
back to Green
• No risk or issue material to project
success
Amber
• Major deliverables clear but scope
still moving/lack of clarity
(including significant change
requests not yet approved)
• Plan in place to address
to address
• Project delivery at risk but
manageable
• Task / deliverable slipping against
plan date although not yet missed
any key project milestones that
would result in a delay in project
completion
• Plans in place to mitigate risk and
stakeholders aware
• Remaining uncertainty about costs • Costs not understood
• Budget identified but not yet signed • Budget not available
off
• Project is projecting to overspend
by no more than 10%
• No Red sub-categories
• More than 1 Amber sub-category
• Risks and issues exist with plans to
manage them
Red
• Significant uncertainty in scope and
deliverables
• Resource not in place/ roles not
identified
• Impact on ability to deliver project
• Progress has slipped behind plan to
the point that delivering the overall
project on schedule is not
recoverable without intervention
(decision making/funding/resource)
• Project has overspent or there is a
high likelihood of the risk of
overspending by more than 10%
• One or more Red sub-category
• Significant risk or issue without
appropriate treatment plan