STEP 01
Completed
Approved completed items only.
Clear Work Communication Kit / Updates
Weekly project update template
Communicate progress, risk and required decisions without mixing them together.
Editable templateFILE 03
The structure
Work through it in order.
STEP 02
Pending
What remains, with the reason it remains.
STEP 03
Risk
What could change the plan, and the mitigation.
STEP 04
Decision needed
The decision, the owner and the date it is required by.
STEP 05
Next update
A confirmed date and time.
Filled example
What it looks like in use.
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.
Illustrative example with fictional names and dates — not client material.
The rest of the kit
Keep going.
EMAILS
Action-focused email template
Organise context, request and deadline so the reader knows what to do.
OpenMEETINGS
Meeting decision & action log
Record decisions, owners, due dates and unresolved issues after every meeting.
OpenHANDOVER
Client handover checklist
Clarify deliverables, access, ownership and pending work at handover.
OpenREVIEW
Document review checklist
Check reader, facts, structure and next step before anything is sent.
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