{"id":1539,"date":"2013-08-15T04:34:29","date_gmt":"2013-08-15T08:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/facilitativeleadership.wordpress.com\/?p=1539"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:59:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:59:38","slug":"project-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/project-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Build a Consensual Message for Project Updates in 30 Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><em>Purpose of 30-3 Project Updates: <\/em>Time is precious. Stakeholders want and need project updates. But, do not want to over-invest. Dashboards are a fine example, relying on green lights, yellow lights, and red lights to highlight the status of project activities.<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Another approach you can use for project updates includes the <em><strong>\u201c30 in 3\u201d<\/strong><\/em> update. It takes <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">less than 30 minutes to create and less than three minutes to read<\/span>.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Project Updates <\/span>Method<\/em><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_1541\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/messaging.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1541\" class=\"wp-image-1541 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/messaging-300x183.png\" alt=\"How to Effectively Build a Consensual Message for Project Updates in 30 Minutes\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/messaging-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/messaging.png 751w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Project Updates<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">You may choose to build the following on your own. In the spirit of Sprint Reviews and Daily Scrums, you can easily use a similar method. \u00a0With a group of people, build a consensually agreed-upon message. It\u2019s a good thing when it sounds like we all attended the same meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Project Updates <\/span>Audience and Message<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Either start with a list of the primary (and perhaps secondary) stakeholders or build one. For each, ask the group what they would tell that stakeholder if they were asked at the water cooler, coffee pot, or on an elevator ride. Secure agreement from your group especially, on specific words or terms that should or should <span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">NOT<\/span> be used. Amazingly, when you ask a group of people to update the same project, you will discover disconnects about the shared knowledge and perspective that are best repaired while you still have the team at your disposal.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Project Updates <\/span>Benefit<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Having agreed on what to say and what <span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">NOT<\/span> to say, you have built-in a measure of quality control for your meeting output or messaging. When a coherent and cohesive team of talented people is marching in unison, there is no end to what they can accomplish.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>______<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Don\u2019t ruin your career by hosting <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/bad-meetings\/\">bad meetings<\/a>. Sign up for a <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/public-facilitation-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">workshop<\/a> or send this to someone who should. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260106090117\/https:\/\/mgrush.com\/\">MGR<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">USH<\/span><\/a><\/em> workshops focus on meeting design and practice. Each person practices tools, methods, and activities every day during the week. Therefore, while some call this immersion, we call it the road to building high-value facilitation skills.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Purpose of 30-3 Project Updates: Time is precious. Stakeholders want and need project updates. But, do not want to over-invest. 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