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Action Item Tracking

Catch action items that may have been assigned through informal channels. Use to reconcile with official tracking systems.

The prompt
Search my emails and Teams messages from the past month for [Project Name]. List all action items assigned to me or my team that were mentioned.
For each, indicate:
- What was the action
- Who assigned it
- Any deadline mentioned
- Whether a completion was confirmed

Note: This may be incomplete — cross-check with official action registers.

How to use it

  1. 1Select Copy the prompt above.
  2. 2Paste it into Microsoft 365 Copilot.
  3. 3Replace anything in brackets with your own detail, then send it.

Copilot gathers and drafts. You verify and decide. Check every figure, name and date against the system it came from before you act on it.

Written for

Engineering Manager, Technical Lead, Project Engineer