View a status report in Project Workspace for your project to learn about project health, metrics, risks, issues, and milestones.

Before you begin

Role required: none

About this task

The following are the headers in a report created using the Default status report template. A report created using the One-page status report template has fewer information headers.
AspectDescription
Overview View a high-level summary of the project, including key details such as phase, health, and % completion.
Key Milestones Track critical project milestones, comparing planned vs actual dates and identifying any variances.
Cost (Planned vs Actual) Compare planned project costs to actual expenditures over time, helping identify budget deviations.
Resources (Allocated vs Actual) Analyze planned resource allocation versus actual usage, helping identify resource over/under-utilization.
Schedule Evaluate the project’s timeline, identifying delays and comparing planned vs actual task completion.
Risks Assess potential risks, their probability, impact, and current mitigation plans.
Issues Identify ongoing issues affecting the project, with ownership and target resolution dates.
Dependencies Assess external or internal factors that could impact the project’s progress or completion.

You can also compare two reports to compare and analyze the progress.

Procedure

  1. Open a project from the planning page of Project Workspace.
    For information on how to navigate to the planning page, see Access the new Project Workspace.
  2. Open the Status report page of the project by selecting Status Reports from the list.
  3. From the Pages section, select the name of the status report you want to view.
  4. Observe and monitor the report.