Who this is for: Change managers reporting to sponsors, executives and project teams.
The Project Delivery Update is a PowerPoint report that summarises an initiative's progress, key activities, stakeholder sentiment and risks. Use it to keep your sponsor and team informed, highlight blockers and get decisions made.
Open the report
- Open the initiative from the Initiatives page, or from the recent initiatives in the left menu.
- In the initiative's left menu, click Project Delivery Update.
Set up and generate
- Click to generate the report.
- ChangePlan creates a PowerPoint file with fields pre-filled from your initiative.
- Open the file and complete the free-text sections (see Read the report below).
Read the report
Section | How to use it | Example |
Summary (top text box) | Two or three sentences on the current state: key developments, milestones done and coming up, and high-priority issues. Imagine your sponsor asks "How's it going?" in a lift. | "A delay in vendor data has impacted scheduling. We're sticking to the original training timeline but will need a refresher session, exceeding the training budget." |
Change Activity Progress | Pulled automatically. Check the completion of engagement, communications and training, and call out anything behind schedule with a note or colour. | "Engagement is progressing well, but training delivery is lagging at 25%. Extra support may be needed to meet go-live readiness." |
Stakeholder Activity Snapshot | Shows recent and upcoming change activities. Check the data is accurate and add context where needed. | |
Change Health & RAG Status | Show whether the initiative is on track (Red, Amber, Green). Explain why a status changed and what's needed to fix issues. | "Previously Amber, now Green after engagement improved alignment on readiness." |
Stakeholder Happiness | Capture feedback on sentiment and name groups that need more engagement. | "HR and IT have raised workload concerns. Extra meetings are scheduled." |
Risks | List high-priority risks and the mitigation or support needed. | "Risk: low adoption due to resistance from finance. Mitigation: extra training next month." |
Change Team Capacity | Say whether the change team has enough resources, and where more support is needed. | "Team bandwidth is limited, which may affect the next phase. Consider reallocating resources or adjusting timelines." |
Actions, Decisions & Blockers | Record decisions and actions, and highlight blockers that need executive help. If there are none, say so to reassure readers. Help leaders see how they can support you. | "Decision needed: extend the timeline for final training or secure more trainers." Or: "No blockers at this time. No action required." |
How it is calculated
ChangePlan pre-fills the report from the initiative:
- Checklist items and their completion percentages
- Activities from the past 7 days and the next 7 days
- Communications and training activity counts
Everything else is free text that you write.
Options
Once exported, the PowerPoint is fully editable, so you can match your company's branding:
- Colours: in PowerPoint, click Design > Customize Colors, choose your brand scheme and click Apply.
- Fonts: click Design > Customize Fonts and choose your corporate font.
- Logo: select the title area (top left), click Insert > Picture > From File and choose your logo.
- Layout: click any text box to add detail, use bullet points for short updates, and drag or resize elements to highlight key sections.
Export
The report downloads as a PowerPoint (.pptx) file that you can edit and share.
If nothing shows
If the activity sections are empty, check that the initiative has activities dated in the past 7 days or the next 7 days. If checklist progress is empty, add checklist items to the initiative's change checklist.
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Still stuck?
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Last updated: 20 October 2026