Artifact: Status Assessment
Capture and communicate results and actions from assessments. This is typically done at the end of each iteration.
Domain: Project Management
Work Product Kinds: Assessment
Purpose

Capture and communicate whether the project is on track, requires corrective actions, and whether there are opportunities for improvement.

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Impact of not havingThe team may not understand whether they are on track or not, and whether established iteration objectives and evaluation criteria are met. The team may not be able to improve the way they develop software.
Representation Options

The format of the status assessment varies from a project to another. It can be the minutes of an assessment meeting, an update to a web site, or just an email. The important thing is to effectively communicate to all involved parties whether iteration objectives and evaluation criteria were addressed and desired improvements to the way the team is working.