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You can apply all five checks to your existing reporting process. If you want a prepared Excel structure for doing so, explore the PMO Champion Automated Executive Status Report Template. The workbook connects four structured input areas—Project Master, Project Updates, Milestones, and RAID & Actions—to executive reporting views. Project managers add one update per project per reporting period; formulas use the supplied data to populate the reporting outputs.