# Stakeholder update meeting notes template

Date: [add date]
Participants: [add names]
Purpose: [add purpose]

## Outcome & current position

[Start with the intended outcome and the latest evidence of progress. Do not lead with a status color that hides the underlying facts.]

## Change since the last update

[Highlight new information, completed milestones, or changed assumptions. Repeating the whole project history makes the important change harder to find.]

## Forecast & confidence

[Explain the condition behind a date. Distinguish an estimate, a target, and a committed deadline.]

## Risk & mitigation

[State the risk, its consequence, and the mitigation actually agreed. Do not use a mitigation idea to imply the risk is closed.]

## Decision needed

[Ask for a specific choice and provide the relevant context. Record who can decide and when input is needed, if stated.]

## Actions & owners

[Record accepted follow-ups separately from decisions still required. Preserve stated dates and leave other dates unknown.]