This free downloadable Excel template is designed for planners and schedulers who need a reliable, well-structured, and automated way to create weekly or monthly lookahead plans. Instead of writing remarks manually for every activity, this template reads your Primavera P6 start and finish dates, compares them with the lookahead window, and generates accurate remarks instantly.
Whether you are preparing a weekly progress package, a client submission, a site meeting report, or an internal control document, this template gives you a clean and consistent output every time. You simply paste your exported P6 activities into the sheet, Activity ID, Name, Status, Start Date, and Finish Date and the template does the rest.
All logic has been built inside a single smart formula that evaluates each activity and automatically displays remarks such as:
The result is a completely automated lookahead report that saves time, reduces human error, and presents your planning data in a clear format that clients easily understand.
The file is delivered in a fully editable Excel format, allowing you to change colors, branding, fonts, or layout as needed. You can also export the sheet as PDF or screenshot it for presentations, reports, and dashboards. This makes it suitable for all industries, construction, EPC, infrastructure, oil & gas, fit-out, and more.
This template is provided completely free as a contribution to the planning community. You are welcome to use it in your own projects, modify it to suit your workflow, or include it inside your reporting cycle. If you share it with someone or include it in training material, please mention that the original template was created by PlanningP6.
