Communicate progress, risk and required decisions without mixing them together.
Approved completed items only.
What remains, with the reason it remains.
What could change the plan, and the mitigation.
The decision, the owner and the date it is required by.
A confirmed date and time.
Filled example: Completed — draft onboarding guide approved. Pending — screenshots, awaiting system access. Risk — access delay moves launch by three days. Decision needed — Riya to approve the access request by Wednesday, 5 PM. Next update — Friday, 11 AM.
Version 1.0. Personal and internal team use. Examples are fictional. Not a certification or outcome guarantee.