https://3764w18.tracigardner.com English 3764 @ Virginia Tech, Winter 2017–2018 Wed, 10 Jan 2018 18:09:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2 https://3764w18.tracigardner.com/tutorial-progress-reports-for-clients-and-stakeholders/#comment-1199 Wed, 10 Jan 2018 18:09:09 +0000 https://btw-f17.tracigardner.com/?p=4424#comment-1199 I feel that an external progress report may be more daunting to write. If you’re informing only reporting to your employer, he or she will at least have some idea of what your previous work ethic has been up to that point, and there is a greater level of understanding and comfort between the two of you. However, clients can be faraway and may not know you as well, meaning that they do not know how well you work and how well you recover from setbacks. This could cause some uneasiness on their end with your progress, forcing you to be more literal with your progress reports and more proactive with the information you are presenting.

]]> https://3764w18.tracigardner.com/tutorial-progress-reports-for-clients-and-stakeholders/#comment-1192 Mon, 08 Jan 2018 20:31:00 +0000 https://btw-f17.tracigardner.com/?p=4424#comment-1192 I would say the important part of writing a progress report is to not mislead the client. You have an agreement with them saying what you are going to do. Keeping regular, truthful progress reports coming is a necessity for the client to remain confident that they made a smart choice in trusting you with their resources. For internal reports, keeping your boss up to date as to what you’re working on or if you have any problems that are slowing you down is very useful to not just you, but your boss as well. Things are easier and work better when communication is regular and honest.

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