Week 8 Assignment – Project Progress Report

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Now that you’ve developed a list of resources, a budget, a list of tasks, and a timeline, it’s time to check in again with your customer(s). In this activity, imagine you’ve just finished up a Progress Review Meeting with your customer(s) where you discussed the current status of the project, project progress, and any troubleshooting that has occurred. Now, you need to write a follow-up email to go over what was discussed in the meeting. You will write a professional email to the customer(s) of your project, recapping the progress report you delivered in your meeting.

Instructions
Before beginning this activity, make sure you have:

Reviewed the report outline from section 13.1 in your textbook
For this activity, complete the following:

Follow the report outline from section 13.1 in your textbook to write a follow-up email, recapping an imagined Progress Review meeting you had with your customer(s). There is no template for this assignment, so you will need to create your own document.
In your email, include and highlight the following eight key terms from the textbook, using each term correctly and in a professional context:
Choose any key term from Chapters 1 through 9
“Project stakeholders” and “ethics” from Chapter 10
“Project vision” from Chapter 11
“Met expectations” from Chapter 12
“Project performance,” “baseline,” and “compare plan vs. actual” from Chapter 13
Your email should be clear, well-organized, and formatted according to SWS style. Your email should be between 300 and 500 words and should use accurate grammar, mechanics, and spelling.

Submit your assignment by uploading the completed template document to Canvas in Week 8.

Resources
Use the textbook and one other resource to complete this assignment. Cite your resources on a separate page and format your citations according to the Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The library is your home for SWS assistance, including citations and formatting. Please refer to the Library site for all support. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.