The progress report describes the present status of your design project, the progress you have made, budget status, and any problems you are encountering. It should be written assuming the reader is familiar with your project- for example, you could assume it is being written for your immediate supervisor (facilitator, in this case).
The first progress report should also DETAIL the process by which you presented your proposal to the customer, received feedback, and made any necessary modifications to the conceptual design selected for development. Often, sponsors will indicate that some criterion specified as an absolute requirement is, in fact, not absolutely required, or that some feature mentioned casually is actually extremely important. Communication at this stage will usually avert misunderstandings or false steps in the latter part of the project. If the decision criteria were altered or ratings redone, present the revised matrices and justification here.
The second progress report is much shorter:
- maximum of 2 pages of text narrative description of your project progress
- page 3 (or additional, as required) is the Gantt chart showing your progress relative to the schedule presented in your proposal
Submit your progress report on paper or electronically to your facilitator (as specified by him or her) by the due date and time.