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Weekly Jira status report template
Evidence-backed, stakeholder-ready, and short enough that people actually read it.
Quick guidance
Short
Leaders want decisions and risks, not a ticket dump.
Neutral
Avoid "everything is fine" language; state facts and next actions.
Defensible
Link to the epics/issues/comments that support each claim.
Template
1. Progress highlights (with links)
- What changed that matters this week (2–5 bullets)
- Links to epics/tickets (so readers can verify in one click)
2. Risk radar (with evidence)
- Risk: …
- Evidence: …
- Mitigation / next action: …
3. Decisions needed
- Decision: …
- Options: …
- Deadline: …
4. Asks
- Ask: …
- Owner: …
- Due: …
5. Next-week plan
- Top priorities
- Dependencies
- Confidence level (high/medium/low) and why
6. Scope changes / slipped commitments
- What slipped and why
- What we're doing next (mitigation)
- Any decision needed
How PlancyAI helps
PlancyAI generates this pulse automatically from Jira facts, links evidence for every claim, and keeps Jira truthful with governed updates.