diff --git a/addons/project/models/project.py b/addons/project/models/project.py
index 02cf6c2beed..009cdf542eb 100644
--- a/addons/project/models/project.py
+++ b/addons/project/models/project.py
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ class Project(models.Model):
 
     def _get_user_values(self):
         return {
-            'is_project_manager': self.user_has_groups('project.group_project_manager'),
+            'is_project_user': self.user_has_groups('project.group_project_user'),
         }
 
     def _get_tasks_analysis(self):
diff --git a/addons/project/models/project_update.py b/addons/project/models/project_update.py
index 9ccfd24bb82..886a96d89d8 100644
--- a/addons/project/models/project_update.py
+++ b/addons/project/models/project_update.py
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ from werkzeug.urls import url_encode
 from odoo import api, fields, models
 
 STATUS_COLOR = {
-    'on_track': 10,  # green
+    'on_track': 20,  # green / success
     'at_risk': 2,  # orange
-    'off_track': 1,  # red
+    'off_track': 23,  # red / danger
     'on_hold': 4,  # light blue
 }
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class ProjectUpdate(models.Model):
     @api.model
     def create(self, vals):
         update = super().create(vals)
-        update.project_id.last_update_id = update
+        update.project_id.sudo().last_update_id = update
         return update
 
     # ---------------------------------
diff --git a/addons/project/security/ir.model.access.csv b/addons/project/security/ir.model.access.csv
index 2a121607701..c2ed253e6f6 100644
--- a/addons/project/security/ir.model.access.csv
+++ b/addons/project/security/ir.model.access.csv
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ access_project_task_recurrence,project.task.recurrence,model_project_task_recurr
 project.access_project_task_burndown_chart_report,access_project_task_burndown_chart_report,project.model_project_task_burndown_chart_report,project.group_project_manager,1,1,1,1
 access_project_update_user,project.update.user,model_project_update,base.group_user,1,0,0,0
 access_project_update_portal,project.update.portal,model_project_update,base.group_portal,1,0,0,0
-access_project_update_project_user,project.update.project.user,model_project_update,project.group_project_user,1,0,0,0
+access_project_update_project_user,project.update.project.user,model_project_update,project.group_project_user,1,1,1,1
 access_project_update_project_manager,project.update.project.manager,model_project_update,project.group_project_manager,1,1,1,1
 access_project_milestone_user,project.milestone.user,model_project_milestone,base.group_user,1,0,0,0
 access_project_milestone_portal,project.milestone.portal,model_project_milestone,base.group_portal,1,0,0,0
diff --git a/addons/project/static/src/js/project_control_panel.js b/addons/project/static/src/js/project_control_panel.js
index 04b2afe384b..7107bae4dab 100644
--- a/addons/project/static/src/js/project_control_panel.js
+++ b/addons/project/static/src/js/project_control_panel.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export class ProjectControlPanel extends ControlPanel {
                 method: 'get_last_update_or_default',
                 args: [this.project_id],
             });
-            this.is_project_manager = await session.user_has_group('project.group_project_manager');
+            this.is_project_user = await session.user_has_group('project.group_project_user');
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/addons/project/static/src/scss/project_widgets.scss b/addons/project/static/src/scss/project_widgets.scss
index db6e353e636..ba9e0666971 100644
--- a/addons/project/static/src/scss/project_widgets.scss
+++ b/addons/project/static/src/scss/project_widgets.scss
@@ -7,6 +7,19 @@
             background-color: nth($o-colors, $size);
         }
     }
+
+    &.o_color_bubble_20 {
+        background-color: $o-success;
+    }
+    &.o_color_bubble_21 {
+        background-color: $o-info;
+    }
+    &.o_color_bubble_22 {
+        background-color: $o-warning;
+    }
+    &.o_color_bubble_23 {
+        background-color: $o-danger;
+    }
 }
 
 .o_status_with_color {
diff --git a/addons/project/static/src/xml/project_templates.xml b/addons/project/static/src/xml/project_templates.xml
index 211e6bb11f1..5a43c2f4b6a 100644
--- a/addons/project/static/src/xml/project_templates.xml
+++ b/addons/project/static/src/xml/project_templates.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     </div>
 
     <t t-name="project.ControlPanelContentBadge" owl="1">
-        <t t-tag="is_project_manager ? 'button' : 'span'" class="badge border d-flex p-2 ml-2 bg-white">
+        <t t-tag="is_project_user ? 'button' : 'span'" class="badge border d-flex p-2 ml-2 bg-white">
             <span t-attf-class="o_status_bubble o_color_bubble_{{data.color}}"/>
             <span class="font-weight-normal ml-1" t-esc="data.status"/>
         </t>
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
     <t t-name="project.ControlPanelContent" owl="1">
         <t t-if="show_project_update">
-            <li t-if="is_project_manager" class="o_project_updates_breadcrumb pl-3" t-on-click="onStatusClick">
+            <li t-if="is_project_user" class="o_project_updates_breadcrumb pl-3" t-on-click="onStatusClick">
                 <t t-call="project.ControlPanelContentBadge"></t>
             </li>
             <li t-else="" class="o_project_updates_breadcrumb pl-3">
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 
             <div class="o_rightpanel_data">
                 <div t-foreach="tasksAnalysis.data" t-as="analysis" t-key="analysis.name" class="o_rightpanel_data_row">
-                    <a t-if="state.data.user.is_project_manager" class="btn btn-link o_rightpanel_left_col o_rightpanel_left_button" t-on-click="onProjectActionClick"
+                    <a t-if="state.data.user.is_project_user" class="btn btn-link o_rightpanel_left_col o_rightpanel_left_button" t-on-click="onProjectActionClick"
                         t-att-data-action="analysis.action.action"
                         t-att-data-additional_context="analysis.action.additional_context"
                         data-type="action">
diff --git a/addons/project/tests/test_project_update_access_rights.py b/addons/project/tests/test_project_update_access_rights.py
index 59ef64edb67..747ea83c3ab 100644
--- a/addons/project/tests/test_project_update_access_rights.py
+++ b/addons/project/tests/test_project_update_access_rights.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class TestProjectUpdateAccessRights(TestProjectCommon):
     def test_project_update_user_can_read(self):
         self.project_update_1.with_user(self.env.user).name
 
-    @users('Project user', 'Base user')
+    @users('Base user')
     def test_project_update_user_no_write(self):
         with self.assertRaises(AccessError, msg="%s should not be able to write in the project update" % self.env.user.name):
             self.project_update_1.with_user(self.env.user).name = "Test write"
@@ -34,13 +34,7 @@ class TestProjectUpdateAccessRights(TestProjectCommon):
     def test_project_update_admin_can_write(self):
         self.project_update_1.with_user(self.env.user).name = "Test write"
 
-    @users('Project user')
-    def test_project_update_user_project_owner_cannot_write(self):
-        self.project_pigs.user_id = self.env.user
-        with self.assertRaises(AccessError, msg="%s, who owns the project, should not be able to write in the project update" % self.env.user.name):
-            self.project_update_1.with_user(self.env.user).name = "Test write"
-
-    @users('Project user', 'Base user')
+    @users('Base user')
     def test_project_update_user_no_unlink(self):
         with self.assertRaises(AccessError, msg="%s should not be able to unlink in the project update" % self.env.user.name):
             self.project_update_1.with_user(self.env.user).unlink()
@@ -48,9 +42,3 @@ class TestProjectUpdateAccessRights(TestProjectCommon):
     @users('Project admin')
     def test_project_update_admin_unlink(self):
         self.project_update_1.with_user(self.env.user).unlink()
-
-    @users('Project user')
-    def test_project_update_user_project_owner_no_unlink(self):
-        self.project_pigs.user_id = self.env.user
-        with self.assertRaises(AccessError, msg="%s should not be able to unlink the project update even if project owner" % self.env.user.name):
-            self.project_update_1.with_user(self.env.user).unlink()
diff --git a/addons/sale_timesheet/static/src/xml/sale_project_templates.xml b/addons/sale_timesheet/static/src/xml/sale_project_templates.xml
index cd5bcea78e1..0fb9091fd02 100644
--- a/addons/sale_timesheet/static/src/xml/sale_project_templates.xml
+++ b/addons/sale_timesheet/static/src/xml/sale_project_templates.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     </t>
 
     <t t-name="sale_timesheet.ProfitabilitySection" owl="1">
-        <t t-if="state.data.user.is_project_manager &amp;&amp; state.data.profitability_items.data.length > 0">
+        <t t-if="state.data.user.is_project_user &amp;&amp; state.data.profitability_items.data.length > 0">
             <t t-set="profitability_items" t-value="state.data.profitability_items"/>
             <div class="o_rightpanel_section" name="profitability">
                 <div class="o_rightpanel_header">