Generate project status reports using project manager Copilot
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| Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|
| Users by admins, makers, or analysts | 
Jun 15, 2023 |
To be announced |
Business value
Project managers are required to send project status reports to internal and external project stakeholders periodically. A project status report contains valuable information about the projects' work progress and financial targets. It takes 2-3 hours for a project manager to gather this information and present it succinctly in the status report. Considering that a typical project manager manages 5 to 10 projects at any given time, this can add up to several hours each period for the project manager. With generative AI, project managers can create project status reports with the click of a button. The status report is created with all the key highlights on the project KPIs and the commentary that is to-the-point and well-articulated. Project manager can also edit these descriptions as needed and send the report to the internal and external stakeholders.
Feature details
Every project manager is required to send status reports on a periodic basis. Usually, these reports contain information relating to the progress of work, budgets, and schedule tracking. With generative AI, this currently manual task and overhead can be automated to the delight of project managers who are the hero personas in project management. The status report generated should have nicely worded text and charts with ability to configure what components can go into the status report for internal vs external stakeholders. The topics in the status report will cover the following and more:
- Budget tracking
- Vendor and Employee productivity
- Work progress and deliverable tracking
- Profitability and revenue targets
- Invoicing status
Geographic areas
This feature will be released into the following Microsoft Azure geographic areas:
- Switzerland
- United States
- Europe
- Australia
- India
- Japan