Stakeholder Management
Survive office politics. Manage expectations, set boundaries, and stop being the fall guy for other people's poor planning.
Sep 29, 2025
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12 min read
Why Smart People Become Priority Addicts (And How to Cure Them)
Your smartest stakeholders are priority addicts who hoard urgent projects. Understand the psychology behind it and learn how to cure them.
Sep 8, 2025
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11 min read
Priority Poker: Where Planning Meets Office Politics
Your prioritization frameworks fail because they ignore office politics. Here's the only method honest about how product decisions really get made.
Sep 1, 2025
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9 min read
The Real Reason Product Roadmaps Get Ignored
Your roadmap fails because it's built on fantasy. Learn why teams ignore it and explore frameworks that drive real product decisions.
Jul 28, 2025
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1 min read
Requirements That Work
"Make it user-friendly" isn't a spec. "Improve the experience" isn't actionable. You build different mental models then act surprised when they don't match.
Jul 28, 2025
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5 min read
Your Stakeholders Have No Clue What They Want. Here's What to Do.
Your stakeholder management is failing because they communicate in buzzwords. Learn effective requirements gathering techniques to extract real needs from confused stakeholders and protect your project scope.
Jul 28, 2025
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9 min read
5-Step Framework for Real Requirements from Confused Stakeholders
Stop playing guessing games with confused stakeholders. This 5-step framework helps you extract real requirements from people who communicate in buzzwords.
Jul 28, 2025
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5 min read
Advanced Stakeholder Management Tactics When Nice Doesn't Work
When stakeholders won't make decisions and keep changing requirements, you need advanced tactics. Here's how to handle chaos with direct confrontation.
Jul 28, 2025
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1 min read
Scope Creep Defense
Don't eliminate scope changes. Handle them intelligently with clear boundaries protecting what matters while allowing flexibility where it adds value.
Jul 27, 2025
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1 min read
Stakeholder Sanity Survival Kit
Get the free Stakeholder Sanity Survival Kit and turn confusion into clarity. Templates, frameworks, and tactics that actually work with difficult stakeholders.
Jul 11, 2025
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12 min read
Scope Creep Isn't the Problem. Your Boundaries Are
Stop blaming scope creep for project failures. Learn scope management and boundaries that handle change requests without destroying timelines or budgets.
Jun 26, 2025
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11 min read
How to Set Project Timelines with Fantasy Land Stakeholders
Don't get manipulated into accepting impossible deadlines, then blamed when reality hits. Here's a framework for that protects your sanity and your credibility.
Jun 21, 2025
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11 min read
Stakeholder Management Isn't a Skill. It's a Survival Strategy
Stakeholders aren't difficult. You just need better boundaries. Here's how to survive office politics and get stakeholder buy-in without losing your sanity.