📍 When to use this template
- Every evening, sent by PM/site engineer to leadership team.
- Used by senior management for at-a-glance daily project pulse.
- Source for weekly progress narrative + monthly MPR.
Sections & fields
Preview of the template structure. Download Excel to fill on site.
1Header6 fields
Project Name
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Distribution List
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2Day's Highlights (Bullet Points)3 fields
Major Achievement (1-3 lines)
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Critical Activity Status
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Significant Test / Inspection Result
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3Key Numbers5 fields
Cumulative Progress %
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Day's Planned vs Actual (% achievement)
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Manpower (Total Onsite)
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Critical Equipment Operational
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Day's Concrete / Steel (cum / MT) — if applicable
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4Issues / Risks Today4 fields
Issue Description
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Impact + Severity
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Action Taken / Required
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Escalation Needed (Y/N)
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5Tomorrow's Plan3 fields
Critical Activities
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Approvals Pending
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Pre-requisites
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6Visuals3 fields
Photo 1 (with caption)
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Photo 2 (with caption)
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Reference to detailed DSR
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💡 Sample filled excerpt
Date: 12 May 2026 | Weather: Clear, 38 °C | Highlight: Pier P-4 concrete L1 cast (78 cum, OK). Cumulative: 38.5 %. Manpower: 145. Concrete today: 92 cum. Issue: GFC drawing for L2 pier cap delayed — escalation to design office. Tomorrow: P-5 column starter + P-4 L2 rebar.
⚖ Compliance notes
- Digest does NOT replace the DSR — full DSR is the contemporaneous legal record per FIDIC 4.21.
- Maximum 1 page; if more needed, refer to detailed DSR.
- Distribution discipline matters — same time daily, same recipients, consistent format.
- Photos help leadership stay visually connected without travel.
- Email subject line standard: '[Project Code] DPD — DD-Mon-YYYY' for easy filter / archive.