# Stakeholder Update

> Write concise async stakeholder updates that communicate progress, blockers, risks, and asks — replacing unnecessary sync meetings with effective written communication.

- Skill: `nandanosql/stakeholder-update` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add nandanosql/stakeholder-update`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/nandanosql/stakeholder-update/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Product & Planning
- Author: nandanosql (https://skillmd.com/u/nandanosql)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/nandanosql/stakeholder-update

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## Purpose

Write concise async stakeholder updates that communicate **progress, blockers, risks, and asks** — enabling stakeholders to stay informed without attending meetings.

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## Application

### Stakeholder Update Template

```markdown
# [Project Name] — Update [Date]

**Overall Health:** 🟢 On Track / 🟡 At Risk / 🔴 Blocked
**Sprint/Period:** [Current sprint or date range]

## ✅ Completed This Period
- [Accomplishment 1 — in business terms, not technical]
- [Accomplishment 2]
- [Accomplishment 3]

## 🔄 In Progress
- [Work item 1] — [% complete or status]
- [Work item 2] — [Status]

## 🚧 Blockers & Risks
- **[Blocker 1]:** [Description + what's needed to unblock]
- **[Risk 1]:** [Description + mitigation in progress]

## 📊 Key Metrics
| Metric | Target | Actual | Status |
|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| [Metric 1] | [Target] | [Current] | 🟢/🟡/🔴 |

## 🎯 Next Period Goals
- [Goal 1 — what we'll accomplish]
- [Goal 2]

## ❓ Asks / Decisions Needed
- [Ask 1 — specific request + from whom]
- [Decision 1 — what needs deciding + deadline]
```

### Writing Rules

| Rule | Why |
|------|-----|
| Lead with health status | Stakeholders want the headline first |
| Use business language | "Improved trial conversion" not "Deployed OAuth provider" |
| Be explicit about asks | Don't hint — state what you need from whom |
| Keep under 1 page | Respect their time; link to details |
| Send consistently | Same day, same time, every period |

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## Quality Rubric

| Dimension | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|-----------|---|---|---|
| **Clarity** | Jargon-heavy | Mostly clear | Business-language, scannable |
| **Completeness** | Progress only | Progress + risks | Progress + risks + metrics + asks |
| **Consistency** | Ad hoc timing | Regular but informal | Same format, same cadence, every period |
| **Actionability** | FYI only | Some asks | Explicit asks with owners + deadlines |

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## References

### Related Skills
- `skills/execution/sprint-review-template/SKILL.md` — Sync alternative
- `skills/communication/stakeholder-map/SKILL.md` — Know who gets which update
- `skills/communication/executive-presentation/SKILL.md` — Deeper stakeholder comms

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**Skill type:** Component
**Domain:** Execution & Delivery