Project Delays Caused by Stakeholder Silence

Risk Management Scheduling Stakeholder Management

Md. Golam Rob Talukdar

Community Champion

Project Manager| AWR Development (BD) Ltd. Cox's Bazer , Bangladesh

In many projects, delays don’t come from technical problems but from silence at key decision points. Stakeholders are busy, priorities shift, and approvals stall—yet the project keeps waiting.

How do you handle stakeholder silence without creating friction?

Posted: Jan 5, 2026 11:59 AM

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Sundar Chellamani Consultant in Pharma Industry| Founder, goPLIMS & Plimco Lucan, D, Ireland

One suggestion is to use a Risk Register to highlight areas of delay and how it can potentially impact the outcome of the project. This means, the PM has to be disciplined to provide weekly reports and updates.

When issues are highlighted, it just becomes the system highlighting risks rather than anything personal

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1 reply by Md. Golam Rob Talukdar

Jan 06, 2026 6:56 AM

Md. Golam Rob Talukdar

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Thank you for your responses

Posted: Jan 5, 2026 12:14 PM

Md. Golam Rob Talukdar

Community Champion

Project Manager| AWR Development (BD) Ltd. Cox's Bazer , Bangladesh

Jan 05, 2026 12:14 PM

Replying to Sundar Chellamani

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Thank you for your responses

Posted: Jan 6, 2026 6:56 AM

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Project Delays Caused by Stakeholder Silence

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