Green Amber Red
Here is an easy way to make your reports snap. Use color as a visual aid. Your stakeholders will be drawn naturally to the color making it easy for them to interpret the report.
Green: All’s well.
Amber: Watch. Things aren’t critical yet, but we are watching.
Red: Needs attention. Corrective action is needed to bring the project back on track.
Here is what a color-coded report looks like:
