Progress vs activity

PRAH-gresactivity · ak-TIV-ih-tee

Movement toward the goal that you can show; activity is just effort spent.

“Real progress this week: two of the four migration steps are done and verified.”

When “activity” is right“There's been a lot of activity on the ticket, but nothing has been decided.”

From Tue, Sep 29 2026 · Status updates & commitments

Practice it out loud

Give a status update on one real project out loud. Say what you commit to, one risk, and one piece of progress (not activity). Keep each to one sentence and don't use 'just' or 'basically'.

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