Daily Status reports are an effective tool to disseminate information in your team. Below, find our daily status report template to keep track of employee accomplishments and progress project.
Why Use a Daily Status Report Template?
A Daily Status report is a quick and effective way to make sure everyone in your organization is on the same page.
Using a template for this status report brings a few benefits:
- Consistency of information – team members expect the same information patterns every day
- Normalize progress – with consistent daily status reports, you can track progress by compiling information
- Accountability – daily check-ins hold team members accountable for the work they have either completed or fallen behind on.
- Less meetings – coherent status reports can reduce the need for meetings, which saves you both time and energy at the office.
Daily Status Report Template Examples
Completed Tasks + Roadblocks
The first daily status report template example comes from Priority Matrix.
This is an example of a shared status report project, where each team member can contribute what they have worked on, are currently working on, and what’s “blocking” their progress.
Today:
- List the tasks you plan to complete today. This gives your manager and team members the visibility they need to understand that you are working on the right things. This also provides critical information to team members regarding the progress of shared tasks.
Yesterday:
- List the tasks you completed yesterday – when each team member does this, it facilitates the manager’s role. He/she doesn’t need to ask each individual team member what they have completed.
Roadblocks:
- Write down any obstacles or roadblocks that you might encounter/have already encountered. When things like this are captured in one central location, it provides a perfect opportunity for a manager or team member to step in and provide assistance.
Comments/Questions:
- Add comments or questions that may aid in conveying what you are doing to your intended audience
“What’s to Come” Status Report
Other status reports can be automatically generated using project management tools.
This daily status report template updates in real-time, and is programmed to show 3 “groups” of items.
Overdue items, items that are due within the next 24 hours, and items that are coming up within the next 7 days.
Although this is a daily report, by showing upcoming items within the next 7 days, it helps teams and individuals stay better prepared for what’s to come.
Daily Changes Report Template
This report includes specific changes that have been made to tasks within the past 24 hours.
If someone were to miss a day of work, they could scroll through this list to see any changes relevant to them during that time.
While a report like this takes more time to work through, it provides a more thorough overview than other reports in this list.
As a general rule, updates included are:
- Any NEW tasks that must be completed
- Comments/file attachments and due dates set on tasks
- Tasks that have been checked off as finished
- Tasks that have been deleted
Each update includes WHO updated that task as well, which is great for managers who need to increase team accountability.
Completed Items Only
This is the most simple daily status report template.
The idea here is to include ONLY items that have been completed within the past 24 hours or working day.
These types of reports work great for teams who work independently of one another, but aim for accountability in their organizations.
Here is an example of how this might look – again, the work finished is listed alongside of who completed that work.
Daily Status Report Template Components
Regardless of which Daily Status Report Template you choose to use, all daily status reports should aim to include the SAME information.
This makes it so that your team/management knows what to expect, and can quickly identify if something has gone wrong, or if something may go wrong in the future.