What's one 'unwritten rule' of project management that nobody taught you, but you learned the hard way?

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Syed Ashir Riaz

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Early in my career, I focused so hard on hitting deadlines that I forgot to keep stakeholders in the loop, and the project nearly derailed when they pushed back at the last minute. Now I over-communicate instead of over-deliver. What's one PM lesson you learned the hard way?

Posted: Aug 26, 2026 12:58 PM

Kiron Bondale Retired | Mentor| Retired Welland, Ontario, Canada

Syed -

Ignore silent stakeholders at your own peril. It is easy to get caught up with the loud, high maintenance ones but sometimes those are not the biggest source of risk to your projects.

Kiron

Posted: Aug 26, 2026 5:02 PM

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What's one 'unwritten rule' of project management that nobody taught you, but you learned the hard way?

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