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Introduction
Project management and organizational strategy should be natural partners in any business. Project managers can and should play a strong role in executing organizational strategy. They also should provide critical information to the executives who set organizational strategy. Unfortunately, many project managers still do not [...]

Describes the use of a red-yellow-green status report at a particular company, and some best practices for this popular report format.

Published in early 2006 in the PMI New York City Chapter e-newsletter.

Published in the 2003 PMI NJ Chapter Newsletter.

Experienced project managers rarely have the luxury of only managing their projects. The more project work that your organization performs, the more likely it is that management will want to see consolidated reporting of multiple projects. This article presents a ten-step method to create successful scorecards and benchmarks, to communicate status more effectively. It provides practical, proven tips and techniques for reporting on large, complex endeavors.

Presented at the PMI 2002 Seminars and Symposium on October 7, 2002.

Experienced project managers rarely have the luxury of only managing their projects. The more project work that your organization performs, the more likely it is that management will want to see consolidated reporting of multiple projects. This article presents a ten-step method to create successful scorecards and benchmarks, to communicate status more effectively. It provides practical, proven tips and techniques for reporting on large, complex endeavors.