Intercultural Virtual Team Project: Progress Report

Now that you have formed your team, developed team guidelines, and started your research, this assignment asks you to provide a progress or status report on the development of your team and the process of organizing your project.

Assignment Goals	This assignment is designed to help you learn the following: - Write an effective progress report. - Use progress reports as a key tool for project management.
Audience	The audience of your progress report consists of your instructors.
Purpose	- To confirm that the entire team agrees on the status of the project - To update your instructors and ask for assistance, if needed - To design any mid-term corrections required in the scope or pursuit of the project - To convey your task-orientation and professionalism in managing the project.
Deadlines and Deliverables	By 12 October, submit an informal progress report (in the form of an email).
Content	- Purpose and brief context of your status report: what company or industry sector did you choose? Who is your audience? - The division of tasks and what has been done so far. - The work you still need to complete (by what time) - Any complications you have encountered and how you are addressing them - Conclusion: is your project on schedule? What help, advice, or approval do you need from your readers?
Resources	Management Guide, Chapters 5-8 and Appendix B.