PROGRESS

REPORTS
ORAO, GENEVA
TALIBONG, ALIZA

WHAT IS A PROGRESS
REPORT?
A progress report provides information
on the status of an undertaking.
It is typically produced at set intervals
over the duration of a project.

PURPOSE OF
PROGRESS REPORTS
In education
In employee advancement
Grants
Research

TYPES OF PROGRESS
REPORTS
Memo
Letter

Formal report

CHARACTERISTICS OF
A PROGRESS REPORT
The progress report should be project-centered.
This means that the progress report itself will be
relatively short.
Space in the progress report is allotted according to
the relevance of each point.
It should use sketches, photos, graphs, charts, etc.
Make it complete and polished as possible.

WHAT INFORMATION IS EXPECTED

IN A PROGRESS REPORT?
1. Background on the project itself.
2. Discussion of achievements since last
reporting.

3. Discussion of problems that have arisen.

4. Discussion of work that lies ahead.
5. Assessment of whether you will meet the
objectives in the proposed schedule and
budget.

COMPONENTS OF A
PROGRESS REPORT
1. Introduction
2. Project description
3. Work Completed
4. Work planned for future periods
5. Appraisal of Progress

EXAMPLES OF
PROGRESS REPORTS
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3

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REFERENCES
Dubinsky, Paretti, Mark Armstrong. Progress Reports. 24 July
2007.
Pfeiffer, William S. Pocket Guide to Technical Writing,
3rd Ed. Columbus: Prentice Hall, 2004, p108.
Pratt, Mary K. How to Write a Progress Report: Everyone Does It,
But Few Do It Well. Heres How. 25 December 2005.
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