Weekly status update template
A team update people actually read: what's done, what's next, what's blocked and what you need, in under a minute.
When to use it
- Friday or Monday team updates in Slack, Teams or email
- Updates to a manager or a client on a running project
- Handing a project to someone for a week
The template
Weekly update: [team or project], week of [date] Done - [finished work, past tense] - [finished work] Next - [planned work] by [day] - [planned work] Blocked - [what's stuck], waiting on [who or what] Need help with - [the decision or help you need], from [who] by [when]
Filled in
The same template for a fictional team.
Weekly update: design team, week of Oct 19 Done - Shipped the new pricing page. - Sent Brightwell the 2 homepage layouts. - Fixed the broken signup link on mobile. Next - Start the onboarding emails by Wednesday. - Leo reviews the case study draft. Blocked - Menu page, waiting on the client for prices. Need help with - A decision on the extra pages budget, from Mira by Friday.
Tips
- Lead with done. It's what people skim for, and it shows the week moved.
- Name who you're waiting on in Blocked. A blocker with no name rarely gets unblocked.
- Ask for one specific thing in Need help with, with a date.
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