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Team updates template
How to effectively communicate the progress, plans, and problems of a team.
Ced Funches
Use this template to effectively communicate the
progress, plans, and problems of a team
. To get started, copy this page, customize it for your own project, then share it with your team.
See also
Lyft’s 3P’s
.
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Mission and team
Start by reminding the reader of the mission and faces behind the team.
Mission
: type here...
Team:
@
Polly Rose
,
, and
@
Lola Tseudonym
.
Executive summary
Include a concise and precise summary of the progress, plans, and problems of the team (see
Lyft’s 3P’s
).
Progress
: type here...
Plans
: type here...
Problems
: type here...
Recent learnings, questions, and reflections
Things change quickly — share a brief summary of what has changed since the last time you shared an update.
Learnings
: type here...
Questions
: type here...
Reflections
: type here...
Progress to goals
What’s the one number your team is obsessed with right now? Tell the a visual with dashboards and charts.
Example: 2023 Revenue
$10,000
Segment A
$18,000
Segment B
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Roadmap and milestones
Zoom out to show your team’s upcoming milestones.
Milestones
Milestones
Milestone
Start date
End date
Status
Milestone
Start date
End date
Status
Development
1/3/2023
1/16/2023
Done!
Beta testing
1/12/2023
1/23/2023
On track
Launch
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1/29/2023
At risk
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