A good executive report answers three questions: are we on track?, what could throw us off? and what do we need the committee to decide? Everything else goes in appendices. Type directly on the template and use “Download as PDF” to save it.
Project or program
Sponsor
Lead
Report date
Overall status
Scope
Schedule
Budget
Benefits
Achievements this period
Upcoming milestones
Milestone
Date
Owner
Key risks
Risk
Impact
Response
Decisions we need from the committee
Three rules so it gets read
One page only. Pending decisions always at the end and in business language. The status color is set by the leader’s judgment, not by a formula.
