You don't need to issue reports constantly, such as on the hour, or even daily in some cases.
Depending on the nature of the project, the length, the interests of the various stakeholders, and
your desired outcome, reporting daily, every few days, weekly or biweekly may be appropriate. For
projects of three months or more, weekly is probably sufficient. For a project of only a couple of
weeks, daily status reports might be appropriate. For a long-term project running a half a year or
more, biweekly or semimonthly reports might be appropriate. The prevailing notion is that the wise
project manager never allows stakeholders to be surprised.