Contrary to the popular belief, writing status reports can be very easy and highly effective. Not convinced? Take a look at these 3 tips to make the best of status reporting!
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3 Step Guide to Status Reporting
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3 step guide
to status reports with helpful tips
by Weekdone weekly status reports
2. Make sure you focus on work that matters!
Make sure you haven’t forgotten anything!
Discover problems early (and don’t ignore them)!
3. Although status reporting is most often
used in successful companies, you can
use it in your personal life as well to
monitor your own progress.
Weekly status reporting, of course.
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Progress
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Plans
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Problems
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5. Decide which tasks are important and
write them down as plans every week
Plans
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No more than 5 plans per week.Status reporting is for important stuffonly. Like finishing a project. Or buyingfood for your pets.
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6. If you’re not sure what’s important divide
your tasks on the Eisenhower matrix
Important
but not urgent
Decide when you
will do it
Urgent and
important
Do it
immediately
Not
important/urgent
Do it
later
Urgent
but not important
Delegate to
somebody else
IMPORTANT
URGENT
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7. Take a look at Weekdone’s infographic
on Smart Goals.
Your plans also need to be
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S M A R T
Specific Measurable
Achievable Realistic
Time-sensitive
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Plans
+ share a new plan
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When you’ve finished a plan, move it
into progress. It feels good.
Progress and good mood are
connected. According HBR.org,
63% of progress happens on days
you feel good.
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9. Weekdone - weekly progress reports
automates status reporting for you and your team
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last week this week
HAPPINESS
3.5
TEAM SPIRIT
4.5
ENERGY LE...
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OOMPF LE...
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last week this week
PROBLEMS
1
OVERDUE
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25%
WEEKSCORE
63
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10. If you notice a lot of problems
and overdue items, you need to
rethink what plans you set. Or
ask for help.
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11. Plans
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Problems
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+ share a new challenge
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When you can’t finish a plan in a week,
mark it as “Overdue” (if you’re just
short on time) or as a “Problem.”
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