NetMarket USA

Thanks to the weekly status report, subordinates can send their summary of activities to their manager.

These project status report need to be easy to follow, and serve their purpose, which is to show management your summary of performance in your role in the organization. Ultimately, the ease of reporting and being able to circulate communciation effectively to managers is the primary objective of the weekly report. Another major reason for having weekly status reports is to allow senior management teams to assess the value of the organization in achieving its goals, as well as supporting performance review and appraisal of the effectiveness, efficiency and overall productivity of employees across the business.

Here is a basic outline that can be applied towards effective weekly reports:

For Marketing and Sales

1. Market/Sales Update.
2. On-going Projects and Milestones.
3. Dialog and discussions with existing and potential customers.
4. Market Trends and Diversification.
5. Sales figures relative to the business plan.
6. Customer complaints and feedback.
7. Summary

For Manufacturing

1. Weekly Accomplishments.
2. Projected Goals and Timelines.
3. Potential Risks in Meeting Objectives.
4. Staffing Requirements
5. Quality System Compliance
6. Training
7. Summary

Weekly summaries from employees allow businesses to summarize in a standardized weekly status report overall progression, what is complete, and what is yet to be done. The content of any weekly report will also need to follow these simple rules:

1. Get to the point immediately
2. If recommendations are included, summarize the logical steps towards resolution.
3. Do not include any biased statements or personality conflicts

Weekly status reports carry the overall point that they are an essential resource for businesses, that allow anyone in a company to get a good understanding of what is going on around them, and realize where improvements can be made for the future. The permanent goal of all businesses is to stay in competition, maintain profitability and growth, and ensuring that this continues in the future.

Managers can store their project status reporting in the team management system, where weekly updates of departmental performance can be looked up, as well as being able to review any individual’s performance within any department.