Task: Communicate Status
To ensure all team members are updated and stakeholders understand the current state of the program, project, or initiative, communicate the latest status.
Purpose

The purpose of this recurring task is to ensure all of the key stakeholders and project members are kept current on the project progress, issues, budget and risks.  This formal communication task helps to ensure all interested parties are aware of these items and can respond accordingly.

Relationships
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    Optional:
      Steps
      Gather relevant status documents
      Prepare documents to be "shipped"
      Use document links in emails to communicate to the team and to stakeholders. More disciplined teams use RSS feeds from SharePoint site to notify users when documents have been posted or are updated thereby redcuing the need for active emailing.