Free project status report template
A one page status report builder designed around decision useful reporting rather than activity lists. Write it in the browser, then copy it as text or download it. Nothing is stored or sent.
What the builder covers
Project name, reporting period, overall status, a one sentence executive summary, progress, next period priorities, top risks and issues, decisions needed, key milestones, and budget, schedule and scope health.
Progress reporting versus decision support
Senior stakeholders rarely need the detail of what happened. They need to know what changed, what it costs them, and what they must decide. Write the report around the decision, not the diary.
Why a colour is not a status
Amber means nothing on its own. State the consequence and the date it bites, then the colour is just a label on a sentence that already did the work.