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Advanced Project Management Reports August 12, 2013 Last week, by 3pm on Friday, most of my team members had sent me their status reports for the week. Some people will always need chasing up for that kind of information, but I thought it was pretty good that my team are now in the habit of sending over their updates before I ask for them. I use the status information from each of them to combine into my weekly status report, which I send to the whole project team, the business stakeholders and my project sponsor. Not everything that the team members tell me makes it into the status report – I pick and choose the most interesting and relevant bits for the wider audience, but as a project manager it’s good to know everything myself. And the report practically writes itself as all I have to do is copy and paste the sections that I want to share with everyone. You probably do something similar. Status reports are the most common type of project report. But there are other r...

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April 3, 2017 “There’s a meeting of the directors on Tuesday, can you come along and talk about your project?” Your heart sinks. That’s a huge responsibility and a lot of pressure. While it’s great that the company directors are interested in your project, doing a presentation in front of them is going to be highly stressful. “Can you do 10 minutes on your project at the next Town Hall meeting?” Oh no. That means standing up in front of 300 people. How can you possibly do a presentation that will be interesting to all of them? If you haven’t come across these requests from senior managers yet, you will! Both these scenarios are common on projects, especially projects that introduce a new product or involve organizational change. But don’t feel overwhelmed. Giving presentations may feel scary, but you can plan and prepare for them just like any other meeting. Tip #1: Get It In The Diary You can’t just expect people to turn up – they need  to know that there is an im...