Nothing excites me more than the end of week status report. It is a chance for me to show the client just how much was accomplished this past week. I want to give you a glimpse into this week’s report. Note the nuance I use to explain difficult concepts to the client in terms they can easily understand:

Status – Week Ending 7 Oct 2016

Ladies and Gentlemen: It is with great pleasure that I present the following activities for your review. This was a great week for the Team. We had several fruitful discussions and I really believe we moved the ball forward and maintained excellent momentum as we embark on project “Luna”:

• Met with the Board of Directors (BOD) to discuss future state plans, with particular emphasis on current state challenges. Used Schwarz-Zigfield methodology to highlight how your current state is similar to industry peers. Recommended a thorough review of last year’s plans and how they were executed from both a financial and HR perspective. Action Item: Client to meet with my project manager to discuss meeting.
• Technical assessment team came onsite and began program. Team will be here for the next several weeks. Although local resources were requested, I did not feel the local resources had the expertise to execute on our plan and vision. Therefore, the entire team will fly in each and every week. In order to maximize time onsite, told team to fly in on Sundays and leave on Friday afternoon. Expenses will roughly average $12,000 per week for the team.
• Held offsite strategy review with Executive Team members. Discussed priorities for the next year. Significant discussion and high energy from all involved. Decision was made to hold another offsite next month. Each group will present their Top 5 priorities, with full financial ROI and TCO models based on Aggregate Valuation Models.

As you can see, this was a very productive week. I feel we are moving the ball forward each and every week while gathering confidence from Team members. Ordinary staff may still be nervous about pending resource actions, but I feel we can keep them at-ease by continuing to talk up opportunities for diversification.

Sincerely, TCC