In less than five minutes, benchmark your current status report against the standard experienced owner's reps rely on. You'll receive a personalized score and see exactly where important information is falling through the cracks.

Which best describes you? Owner's representative at a rep or advisory firm Owner-side project leader inside an owner organization Developer running your own projects Contractor or CM acting as owner's rep Something else

Who reads your project update? The owner directly A board, committee, or council A lender, investor, or partner Internal executives Several of these

Does your update open with a one-line call on where the project stands? Yes, with a status marker and the one thing they need to know It opens with a summary paragraph The reader works it out from the sections

Does your update show the originally committed date next to the current date for each milestone? Yes, with the variance visible Current dates only Schedule progress is described in narrative

Does your update carry exposure that is real but has yet to be booked? Yes, tracked separately from committed cost Committed and drawn only Budget lives in a separate report or system

Does your update list the decisions the owner owes you, with a date and what it costs to wait? Yes, with the owner of the call, the needed-by date, and the consequence Open decisions are listed without dates or consequence Decisions get raised in the meeting

Can you show who committed to what, and whether the date held? Yes, committed against confirmed is visible Commitments live in meeting minutes and email You hold them through follow-up and memory

Does your update cover the next 30 to 60 days and the risks that could reach the owner? Yes, with named risks and likely impact Upcoming activity is listed without risk framing The update covers the period just ended

How many active projects are you carrying right now? 1 to 2 3 to 5 6 to 10 More than 10

How long did your last update take to put together? Under an hour 1 to 3 hours Most of a day More than a day

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Decisions and commitments stay visible until they are resolved, not buried in an inbox.

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Six Things Every Owner's Status Report Needs. Most Miss Two. How does yours compare?

Six Things Every Owner's Status Report Needs. Most Miss Two.
How does yours compare?