Project Update | MEMO |
TO [Name / Stakeholder group] | DATE [Month DD, YYYY] |
FROM [Name], [Title] | PROJECT [Project Name] |
SUBJECT [Project Name] update: [one-line status] | |
Status: □ On track □ At risk □ Off track
Summary
[Two or three sentences: where the project stands, what was completed since the last update, and anything the reader needs to know or do.]
What has changed
CHANGE | REASON | EFFECT ON PLAN |
|---|---|---|
[Change since the last update] | [Why it happened] | [Schedule, budget, or scope effect] |
[Change] | [Why it happened] | [Effect, or none] |
Dependencies
DEPENDENCY | TEAM OR OWNER | NEEDED BY | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|
[Input, approval, or work from another team] | [Team or name] | [MM/DD] | [Confirmed / At risk] |
[Dependency] | [Team or name] | [MM/DD] | [Status] |
[Dependency] | [Team or name] | [MM/DD] | [Status] |
Next steps
STEP | OWNER | DUE |
|---|---|---|
[Next action] | [Name] | [MM/DD] |
[Next action] | [Name] | [MM/DD] |
[Next action] | [Name] | [MM/DD] |
Requests
[Decision, input, or help needed from the reader, and the date it is needed. Write "None" if nothing is needed.]
Next update: [Month DD, YYYY]. Questions to [Name] at [email@example.com].