Client Updates & Status

Keep engineering clients informed at every project milestone without your team writing the same update emails twice a week.

33 hrs
Time saved/month
6
Companies have mapped
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About This Automation

Client status updates require pulling ticket activity, budget figures, and milestone progress from separate systems, then translating them into a clear narrative a client can understand.

An automated version gathers ticket, budget, and milestone data on its own and drafts a client-ready update for review. The result is a faster, more consistent update cycle with less manual compilation and fewer delays before the client hears from the team.

Key features
Pulls open tickets, blockers, and recent activity from the project tracker automatically
Cross-references logged hours against the budget without manual lookups
Compiles milestone progress into a plain-language summary
Drafts a client-ready update in shared document format
Routes the draft for internal technical review before sending
Sends the approved update and logs it against the client record

How The Automation Works

The full workflow, from trigger to completion.

1. Weekly Reporting Triggertrigger

Fires automatically when an active engagement's weekly reporting cycle opens.

2. Pull Milestone & Ticket Data

Retrieves open tickets, recent activity, and milestone status.

3. Pull Time & Budget Data

Reads logged hours and remaining budget tracker.

4. Compile Draft Status Report

The Status Compiler merges ticket, budget, and milestone data into a client-ready draft.

5. Post Draft For Review

Posts the draft to the lead engineer's channel for a technical accuracy check.

6. Revise Draft

If the lead engineer flags a correction, the draft is updated before moving forward.

7. Send Update Email

The Client Update Sender sends the approved report to the client contact.

8. Log Update Sent

Logs the sent update and attaches the report to the client's record.

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Estimated Time Saving
33hrs/month
Process pain:7.8/10
Mapped by:6 Companies

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