Andrew Luxem
FREESKILL v1.4UPDATED 2026-08

The 3Ps Framework

Many team updates list activity without showing what changed, what happens next, or what is blocked. Progress, Plans, and Problems gives the update those three fields.

A status update should help a reader judge movement, commitments, and blockers. When it lists only meetings, tickets, and drafts, the reader still has to ask what changed and what needs action.

The 3Ps force a different contract. Progress states what moved, with numbers. Plans commit to what will be true by the next update. Problems name blockers while they are still cheap to fix, each with an owner and an ask. Three headings, under 200 words, same day every week.

The format creates discipline only when the team keeps the same headings, word limit, and weekly cadence.

SIGNALS YOU NEED THIS
Your leadership reads updates and still asks "so where are we?"
Blockers surface in escalations instead of updates.
Your update lists what the team did, and none of it says what moved.
REPLACES
Free-form status emails, verbal round-robins, and the 40-slide monthly readout.
PAIRS WITH
Weekly Status Updates, Silent Meetings, and 4 Blocker Business Reviews.