What non-technical stakeholders actually want to know about a project
A non-technical stakeholder is carrying five silent questions: Is it on track? Will it be done when you said? Is anything wrong? Do you need anything from me? Should I be worried? Most project updates answer a different question entirely — 'what did the team do?' — which is why stakeholders read them, feel vaguely unsatisfied, and email you to ask how it's going. Report to the five questions instead.