1. Project Goal and Scope 2. Schedule 3. Task breakdown 4. Roles and responsibilities of team members 5. Budget (in terms of time or money) 6. Milestones and measure of success (metrics) 7. Communication Plan and Strategy 8. Risks and mitigations and contingencies 9. Exit criteria Project Status Report for Stakeholders should contain the details of the following: (1 to 2 pages) 1. Schedule status (indicate if any schedule variance) 2. Budget status (indicate if any cost variance) 3. Schedule and budget projections for the remainder of the project 4. Scope control 5. Stakeholder communication (have the committed reports been shared already?) 6. Quality control 7. Resources (what are the resources you need? Do you have the resources you need or is some resource not available?) 8. Risks 9. Procurements (any external materials purchased? Where are you sourcing your data from for research and analysis?) Project Update for Managers should contain the details as below: (1 to 2 pages, can use GANTT chart or excel for visual representation like graphs) 1. Executive Summary (Current status, whats coming up next immediately, any issues you are facing) 2. Progress against milestones (indicate in percentage how close or far you are from a certain due date or milestone. Can use GANTT chart or graphs to indicate the same.) 3. Key issues (any issues you are currently facing) 4. Proposed actions or steps to resolve for the key issues 5. Notes: any questions you need to ask the managers or clarification you want to highlight to the managers.