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Propagates Anti-Patterns sections, description rewrites, Required Inputs additions, and Quality Checks format fixes from skills/ to matching plugin SKILL.md copies. https://claude.ai/code/session_01MuGKn3a3Gbqoe8uM5Lmuqt
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name: project-status-report
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description: "Write a structured project status report for any project. Use when asked to write a project update, status report, RAG report, project dashboard narrative, or weekly project communication. Produces a clear status report with RAG ratings, milestone progress, risks, and decisions needed."
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# Project Status Report Skill
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Produces a clear, structured project status report — the weekly communication that keeps stakeholders informed without requiring a meeting.
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## Required Inputs
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- **Project name**
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- **Reporting period**
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- **Current RAG status** (Red / Amber / Green)
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- **Key milestones** (due, delivered, coming)
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- **Issues or blockers**
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- **Decisions needed from stakeholders**
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- **Budget status** (if tracked)
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- **Audience** (steering committee / sponsor / PMO / full team)
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## Output Structure
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# Project Status Report: [Project Name]
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**Period:** [Date range] | **Author:** [PM] | **Next report:** [Date]
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---
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### Overall Status
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| Dimension | Status | Last period | Trend |
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Overall | Red / Amber / Green | [Last] | Improving / Stable / Declining |
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| Schedule | | | |
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| Budget | | | |
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| Scope | | | |
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| Risks | | | |
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RAG definitions:
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- Green: On track. No significant issues.
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- Amber: At risk. Issues identified but mitigations in place.
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- Red: Off track. Escalation or decisions required to recover.
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---
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### Executive Summary
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[3-5 sentences. Headline story. If it is Red, say so immediately and why. Never bury bad news after good news.]
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### Milestone Progress
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| Milestone | Due date | Status | Comment |
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|---|---|---|---|
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| [Milestone] | [Date] | Complete / At risk / Delayed / On track | [One line] |
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**Completed this period:** [What was delivered]
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**Due next period:** [What is expected]
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### Issues and Blockers
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**[Issue title] — Critical / High / Low**
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- **Description:** [What the issue is]
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- **Impact:** [What happens if unresolved]
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- **Owner:** [Who is resolving]
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- **Action:** [What is being done]
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- **Resolution date:** [When it will be closed]
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### Risks
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| Risk | Likelihood | Impact | Mitigation | Owner |
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| [Risk] | H/M/L | H/M/L | [Action] | [Name] |
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### Decisions Required
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| Decision | Background | Options | Recommendation | Needed by |
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| [Decision] | [Context] | [Options] | [Recommendation] | [Date] |
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### Budget Summary
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| | Budget | Actual to date | Forecast | Variance |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Total | £ | £ | £ | £ F/A |
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---
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### Next Period Plan
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[3-5 specific bullet points — what will happen next period]
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## Writing Rules
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- Never soften a Red status
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- Milestones are binary: complete or not complete
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- Decisions must be genuinely actionable
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- Keep to one page where possible
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## Quality Checks
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- [ ] Red status is stated immediately (not buried after positives)
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- [ ] Every issue has a named owner and a resolution date
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- [ ] Decisions required are genuinely actionable by the audience
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- [ ] Milestones are binary (complete or not complete — no "85% done")
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- [ ] Executive summary can stand alone for a stakeholder who reads nothing else
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## Anti-Patterns
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- [ ] Do not rate project health as Green while listing unresolved critical blockers
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- [ ] Do not report milestone progress as a percentage — milestones are binary: complete or not complete
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- [ ] Do not bury risks at the bottom — if something is high risk, it belongs in the executive summary
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- [ ] Do not leave decisions required without specifying who must decide and by when
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- [ ] Do not write an executive summary that requires reading the full report to understand — it must stand alone
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## Example Trigger Phrases
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- "Write a project status report for [project]"
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- "Generate a RAG status update for [project]"
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- "Write the steering committee report for [project]"
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