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    A Progress Report is an interim report between the proposal and the final project report. It should account for work completed and work remaining on a project. The main section of the report can be organized according to one of two patterns.

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    A Progress Report is an interim report between the proposal and the final project report. It should account for work completed and work remaining on a project. The main section of the report can be organized according to one of two patterns.

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    Progress Report

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    A Progress Report is an interim report between the proposal and the final project report. It should account for work completed and work remaining on a project. The main section of the report can be organized according to one of two patterns.

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    WritingaProgressReport

    Aprogressreportisaninterimreport,submittedatapointbetweentheproposalandthefinal projectreport. Purpose:toaccountforworkcompletedandworkremainingonaproject Audience:thepersonwhoauthorizedtheproject Tone:candidbutoptimistic


    Progress Report Format

    Aprogressreportisgenerallyamoreinformalreportthaneithertheproposalorthefinal projectreport,mostoftentakingtheformofaninformalmemoorletter Tomakeyourprogressreporteasytoread,usevisualcuessuchasheadings,subheadings,and numberedorbulletedlists.


    Parts of the Progress Report

    Purpose Thepurposestatementprovidesthereaderwithaonesentenceidentificationofthepurposeof thedocument:toreportontheprogressoftheproject.Thepurposestatementshouldvery clearlyandsuccinctlyidentifytheprojectbyitsnameandanyotherspecificdesignations. Summary Thesummarybrieflyexplainsthepurposeoftheprojectandanswersthequestion,Howisthe projectgoing,andwillitbecompletedonscheduleandwithinspecificationsandbudget? Introduction Begintheintroductionbyreferringtotheacceptanceofyourproposalasareferencepointanda context.Then,brieflydescribeyourproject.(Theinformationintheintroductionisbasicallya summaryoftheProjectDescriptionsectionofyourproposal.)Inthisdescription,firststate whatyouhaveproposedtodo.Next,definetheneedfortheinvestigationbyexplainingwhat problem,situation,orunsatisfactoryconditionyouarestudying.Thenestablishthesignificance oftheinvestigationbytellingyourreaderwhatbenefitwillbederivedfromconductingthe investigationandwhatyouhopetoprovideatitsconclusion. DiscussionofProgress Themainsectionofthereportcanbeorganizedaccordingtooneoftwopatterns: thetimepatternorthetaskpattern.BothplansaredevelopedinreferencetotheMethodsand TaskBreakdownsectionsofyourProposal.
    Technical Communications Center Texas A&M University at Qatar Access all of our handouts online at www.qatar.tamu.edu/tcc/

    TheTimePattern TheTaskPattern Discussion Discussion A.WorkCompleted A.Task1 1.Task 1.Workcompleted 2.Task 2.Workremaining 3.Task B.Task2 B.PresentWork 1.Workcompleted C.WorkRemaining 2.Workremaining 1.Task C.Task3 2.Task 1.Workcompleted 3.Etc. Etc. TheinformationintheDiscussionsectionshouldfocusmoreonwhatyouhavedoneand lessonwhatyouhavediscovered(moreontasksandlessoncontent).However,itis importanttoincludesomesubstantiveinformationaboutwhatyouhavelearnedin ordertosupportyourclaimsforprogressortoprovidearationaleforchangesyouhave hadtomakeintheproject.Inaddition,manyemployersorclientswillwanttosee preliminarydataordesignsbasedonyourprogressthusfar. Ifyouneedtoreportonadjustmentstoyourtimeline/schedule,youmaywantto presentarevisedcalendarorGanttchart. Conclusion Thissectionprovidesaverybriefassessmentofoverallprogressandwhatyou anticipateforthenextstagesoftheproject. References Usebothinternalcitationandareferencelisttoindicateyoursources.Thecitationstyle youchooseshouldbeappropriateforyourfield.

    Appendices Theappendicesmayincludesupportingmaterialinsectionssuchaspreliminary designs,arevisedbudget,computations,schematics,etc.Eachappendixshouldhaveits ownname(usuallyalettername)andnumberingsystemforgraphics(beginatFigure1 againintheappendix).Theappendixshouldalsobereferredtosomewhereinthebody oftheproposalwithakeyphrasesuchasSeeTable5inAppendixAforadetailed breakdownoftherevisedbudget. ANoteaboutTone Aprogressreportshouldbeacandidreflectionofhowtheprojectisgoing.Ifyouare notonschedule,notwithinbudgetorunabletocompletethedeliverableaspromised, thenyouneedtoexplainclearlyandcompletelytheproblemsyoufaceandhowyou intendtoovercomeorcompensateforthem.Behonestbutalsooptimistic.
    References:Markel,TechnicalCommunication,7thed.Bedford/St.MartinsPress

    Technical Communications Center Texas A&M University at Qatar Access all of our handouts online at www.qatar.tamu.edu/tcc/

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