Status Reports are the backbone of our transparent approach to project management. They become the main thing that our clients rely on during the course of a project to ensure that everything is staying on track. Even when schedules start to slip and scope begins to creep, there’s nothing like a well documented status report to keep everyone honest and on task. We use an online issue tracking system known as Mantis that has quickly become a favorite tool with our clients where they can follow as closely as they want how the sausage is being made (see “sausage”).