Form Type

Exception Report

Purpose

An Exception Report is produced when costs and/or timescales for an approved Stage Plan are forecast to exceed the tolerance levels set. It is sent by the Project Manager in order to apprise the Project Board of the adverse situation.

An Exception Report will normally result in the Project Board asking the Project Manager to produce an Exception Plan.

Project Name

 

Project Manager

 

Form Number

 

Date Raised

 

Raised by

 

A description of the cause of the deviation from the Stage Plan

 

Consequences of the deviation

 

 

The available options

 

 

The effect of each option on the Business Case, risks, project and stage tolerances

 

 

The Project Manager's recommendations.