Project statuses
The six project statuses: how each is derived, who approves a move between them, and what happens in each.
- Chamber projects
- 36
- In progress
- 19
- Stalled
- 6
- Automatic actions on
- 12
Each in exactly one of the six
53% of the projects
Each with a mandatory corrective plan
Set off when a project enters the status
Today’s projects by status
Pick a status to list its projects at the foot of the page.
The six statuses and what they set off
A status is never typed in: it is derived from the stage, the health and the record’s decisions, so it reads the same on every screen and report. What you choose here is what happens on entering it.
Planned
Proposed in the annual work plan, not yet approved to start
How it is derived
Proposed in the annual work plan, or at «pre-start», not yet approved to start
Record decisionStage
On entering the status
Not started
Approved and in initiation or planning — execution has not begun
How it is derived
Approved and at «initiation» or «planning» — execution has not begun
Stage
On entering the status
In progress
Executing or closing with acceptable health
How it is derived
At «execution» or «closure» with health on track or at risk
StageOverall health
On entering the status
Stalled
Executing with an overall health of off-track or critical
How it is derived
At «execution» or «closure» with an overall health of off-track or critical
StageOverall health
On entering the status
Completed
Closed and its deliverables handed over
How it is derived
Closed with the closure & handover approved
Record decision
On entering the status
Stopped
On hold or cancelled by decision
How it is derived
Suspended or cancelled by an approved decision
Record decision
On entering the status
Moving between statuses
What moves a project from one status to another: an approval chain in the workflow engine, or the health alone, automatically.
- PlannedNot startedProposal & feasibility study approvedProposal & feasibility approval
- Not startedIn progressBaseline and kick-off minutes approvedKick-off minutes approval
- In progressStalledAutomatically when health turns off-track or criticalAutomatic
- StalledIn progressAutomatically when health recovers after the corrective planAutomaticCorrective plan approval
- In progressStoppedA suspension or cancellation decisionSuspension, resumption & cancellation
- StoppedIn progressA resumption decisionSuspension, resumption & cancellation
- In progressCompletedClosure & handover approvedProject closure & handover approval
«Stalled» projects
Each project’s stage, health and the status derived from them.
- PRJ-2026-001Chamber ERP on Dynamics 3654ExecutionOff trackStalled
- PRJ-2026-002The Chamber’s New Headquarters Building4ExecutionOff trackStalled
- PRJ-2026-004Converting the Current Headquarters into a Member Services Centre & Committee Rooms4ExecutionCriticalStalled
- PRJ-2026-006Chamber Branch & Manufacturers’ Service Centre — Second Industrial City4ExecutionOff trackStalled
- PRJ-2026-007Training & Employment Centre Complex4ExecutionCriticalStalled
- PRJ-2026-020The Chamber’s Investment Building — Business Tower on King Fahd Road4ExecutionOff trackStalled