status-updates

Audience-Specific Update Formats

Leadership / Executive Updates

Leaders need: strategic context, progress mapped to goals, risks that require their intervention, and decisions awaiting their input.

Template:

Status: [Green / Yellow / Red]

Summary: [Single sentence — the one thing they must know]

Progress:
- [Outcome delivered, linked to OKR or strategic goal]
- [Milestone completed, with business impact noted]
- [Key metric shift]

Risks:
- [Risk statement]: [Mitigation underway]. [Specific ask if applicable].