Real progress is not the volume of tasks completed. It is the steady reduction of uncertainty between the current position and the desired outcome.
Decisions are moving
Healthy projects surface decisions early, assign owners and record the consequences clearly.
Risks change behaviour
A risk register matters only when it changes priorities, timing, resources or the design of the work.
Teams can explain the next milestone
When people understand what the next milestone proves and why it matters, delivery becomes easier to coordinate.