The short answer
Give Orlino your project notes, owners, and deadlines, then ask for four sections: completed work, next steps, risks, and decisions. A useful weekly update is not a longer version of your notes. It makes the status clear and gives each follow-up an owner.
What to bring
- This week’s notes, with dates, task names, and the original wording intact.
- Known owners, next steps, and due dates. Leave anything you do not know unresolved.
- The intended reader and length—for example, a one-page update for your project team.
A practical way to approach the task
Separate completed work from plans
“Scheduled for Friday” is not the same as “finished on Friday.” Keep unverified work under next steps or risks, not accomplishments.
Give action items a consistent structure
Ask for a task, owner, and due date on every action item. If a detail is missing, label it “Needs confirmation” instead of assigning a person or inventing a date.
Check the update against the notes
Verify names, dates, counts, and status. Remove unsupported conclusions or label them as suggestions before sharing the update.
A prompt you can make your own
Replace the bracketed text before pasting this into Orlino. Share only material you have permission to use.
Turn the notes below into a concise weekly status update with four sections: completed work; next steps with owners and due dates; risks; and decisions needed. Preserve the original dates and numbers. Do not present planned work as completed. Use only the supplied facts, label missing details “Needs confirmation,” and finish with questions I should answer. Do not send the update. Audience: [Your team] Notes: [Paste your notes]
From Sprout project notes to a weekly update
This excerpt follows the fictional project used in the completed homepage example. Compare each item with the original notes.
| Source note | Update section | What to preserve |
|---|---|---|
| Alex finished the welcome page on September 15 | Completed | Alex, welcome page, Sep 15 |
| Sam needs to finish mobile testing by September 22 | Next steps | Sam, testing, Sep 22 |
| Mobile is still untested | Risks | Not yet verified—not “tests passed” |
| Decide on preview access on September 23 | Decisions needed | The open question and decision date |
What does a usable result look like?
- Every accomplishment can be traced to an original note.
- Plans stay separate from completed work; owners and due dates are accurate.
- Risks and open decisions remain visible instead of being smoothed over.
Common questions
Does Orlino automatically read my project management tools?
The homepage example uses pasted notes, not a connected project tool. Check the app for currently available connectors and their permissions.
What if my notes do not include a deadline?
Keep the date marked “Needs confirmation” and ask Orlino to collect the missing details. Do not invent a deadline just to fill a table.
About this example
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