--- title: Playbook Blog description: Playbook Blog --- Featured ## [Milestone Buffer Chart: The Most Important Report You've Never Heard Of](https://playbookteam.com/resources/blog/milestone-buffer-chart-the-most-important-report-youve-never-heard-of) In previous posts I’ve written about reports that are meaningless, misleading, and even damaging. (Yes, the last one actually causes your projects to take longer.) So now it’s time to share some that... [Read more](https://playbookteam.com/resources/blog/milestone-buffer-chart-the-most-important-report-youve-never-heard-of) ![Milestone Buffer Chart: The Most Important Report You've Never Heard Of](https://playbookteam.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Milestone%20Buffer%20Chart%20A-1.png) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 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