Alternatives
When work is done earlier than planned, it is ...
ahead of schedule
Work is paused: This feature is ...
on hold
How to explain to a client that you're 95% ready? We're ... with the final version. We ... only 2 tickets ...
nearly/almost done , have, left to do
We recovered after falling behind. Make up 1-2 sentences to say the same.
Possible examples: We caught up. We are on schedule again.
When activities happen at the same time, it means they ... or ... with each other.
run in parallel, overlap
Work cannot currently continue because of a problem: We … tasks from sprint 3.
got stuck on
How to receive "Yes" from someone? Find someone who will ... your solutions and you will get their ... for it.
sign off on, approval
Work is progressing badly and we met a problem. Make up 2-3 sentences to say the same.
Possible examples: We made little/no progress. It turned out to be more complicated than expected. We ran into difficulties. We got stuck.
When work is progressing according to plan, your team is ... and you ... all ...
on schedule, meet, deadlines
Work is going well: We've ... on this branch this week.
made good/steady progress
made headway
How do you resume work after a pause? A task was ..., but now you finally ... it ...
on hold, pick, back up
I've made more capacity available. Make up 2-3 sentences to say the same.
Possible examples: I freed up my capacity. I reduced my workload. I (re)assigned a task to other team members. I spread the work across the team.
When we need to change the due date, we might ...
adjust the schedule
push a deadline back
move a deadline forward
Something stops progress:
It ... testing and launch.
It may ... the whole branch.
It ... of approximately 3 days.
holds up, blocks, causes a delay
How to keep information current? Find 3 possible steps.
track changes
keep documents up to date
record the change
I'm not very busy. I can take more work. Make up 3-4 sentences to say the same.
Possible examples: I'm available for it. I'm within capacity. I have some bandwidth. I have enough capacity for it. I can take on this task. I can fit it into my schedule.
When a task has a planned date: It ... September 22nd. Find 3 alternatives!
is scheduled for
is due on
has a deadline / a due date on
Work is late:
We are ... .
It is ... .
We're ... .
behind schedule
overdue
missing a deadline
How to save important project information? Find 3 possible solutions.
keep a record of change
confirm key points in writing
document decisions carefully
I'm very busy. I can't take more work. Make up 3-4 sentences to say the same.
Possible examples: I'm unavailable for it. I'm tied up with my tasks. I'm at full capacity. I'm over capacity. I have no capacity/bandwidth. I have too much on my plate.