Write where-we-are from the kickoff checklist

Clients ask "where are we?" You dig through tasks. The checklist already knows.

This hack: fifteen minutes, checklist to plain-English status. No scavenger hunt on the call.

When to use it

• Kickoff checklist exists and is somewhat current.
• A client status ping is due.
• You can translate tasks into outcomes.

When not to

• Checklist is fiction. Update truth first.
• You're hiding a miss. Use the bad-news scaffold.
• Legal/security questionnaire is the real blocker - name it.

Do this (timer on)

1. 1. Paste checklist with done/not-done.
2. 2. Draft status: done, in progress, blocked, next.
3. 3. Send. Attach asks clearly.

Prompt (copy)

Translate this kickoff checklist into a client-facing status update.

Sections:
- Where we are (plain English)
- Done
- In progress
- Blocked (with owner)
- What we need from you
- Next milestone

No fake % complete. No blame.

CHECKLIST:
[paste]

After you send

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