Update Report Instructions

This report is a tool to gather progress information reflecting the current status of the project. This information will be used to update the schedule and forecast project completion. The following definitions should help you to complete this form.

(1) Data Date
The Data Date is the date the information is gathered and should be noted on the top of the update report. This date will be used to calculate the remaining work and forecast completion.

(2) Actual Start Date
If an activity has started, then enter the actual start date in this column. If a date is already in fhe Actual Start Date column for this acitivity then the start date has been previously provided.
If the activity has not started, then leave that Actual Start Date column blank. The original logic within the schedule will push this activity to the correct start date.

(3) Actual Finish Date
If the activity has completed, then enter the actual finish date in this column.
If an activity has started but not completed you can predict a completion date or use remaining duration described below.

(4) Remaining Days
If the activity has started, but is not complete, then enter the remaining work days it will take to complete this activity in the Remaining Days column. Work days are to be counted from the Data Date.

Important: If you refer to the update form often you will see how you are doing against your plan and the actual dates will be easier to fill in. Accurate and complete update information will produce a schedule update that is a good picture of where you are and forecast where you are going.