By concealing the true status of a project, you shut down assistance from colleagues and set them up to escalate false information up the chain of command.
Because the world moves so fast, product management is seldom a linear process. We can’t afford to let our thought processes be linear, either. Welcome to product calculus.
Because so much nonverbal communication is lost in remote work environments, it’s important to overcompensate by putting more time and specificity into your messaging.