I think it’s somewhat of a solution in search of a problem. Every company I’ve worked for, regardless of their Scrum religion level, seem to end up in the same

I think it’s somewhat of a solution in search of a problem. Every company I’ve worked for, regardless of their Scrum religion level, seem to end up in the same place - the PM nagging for updates (even if we just had our scrum an hour ago) and constantly asking if there’s anything they can do to help or if there’s anyone else on the team that can help. No, I would have told you if there are blockers. Just because there aren’t don’t mean this is “easy”, and while I realize you need to explain to the stakeholder why it’s taking longer, neither of you are going to understand anyway, so it’s a waste of everyone’s time.