Progress Report

Progress reports inform others about progress made on a project over a period of time. You can write a progress report for a supervisor, an associate, or even a customer. The project can include the design, construction, or repair of a product, the study or research of a problem or question, or the gathering of information on a technical subject. You write progress reports when it takes well over three or four months to complete a project.

A progress report should cover all of the areas that your reader needs information about:

• What has been done so far on the project
• What is underway
• What still needs to be started
• Whether or not there have been, or you anticipate, any delays or problems
• And a general summary of how the project is going

Progress reports are important in the business setting for many reasons:

• they provide your audience with critical information on important projects
• they reassure your audience that the project is underway and is being carefully monitored and managed
• they help everyone on the project stay connected and "on the same page"
• they help set expectations for when the project will be completed and what it will ultimately accomplish

A progress report provides a vital piece for any working business. Often you see them annually in your yearly evaluation, memos and letters showing progress on a project (such as building a new home/office, an event, business venture, etc.), letters of support or promotion, and so forth.

About 1.5 pages