The document discusses status reporting for project managers. It shares lessons from project managers' experiences with status reports. The first project manager created overly detailed status reports without understanding what information stakeholders needed. The stakeholder just wanted to know if the vendor was doing their agreed upon work to approve invoices. Another project manager advises new project managers to get feedback and customize reports over time rather than expecting perfection immediately. A third project manager notes status reports should focus on escalating risks and issues over just listing weekly activities, and they should standardize metrics for program reporting and team feedback.