[header] How to write a progress report [title] Figure out what your purpose is for the proposal. [step] There are a variety of different reasons someone asks you to write a progress report. Obviously for any of them it's to show what kind of progress you've achieved on a specific project. 
However, there are some different types of proposals that you'll need to consider. [substeps] Progress report for a research program or project is going to be slightly different than for a project at work.