[Execution] What do you do when key decisions keep getting deferred?

Instruction: Answer this as a PM dealing with a project where unresolved decisions are starting to affect momentum.

Context: Assesses whether the candidate can stop decision delay from quietly undermining execution.

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If key decisions keep getting deferred, I treat that as a delivery risk, not just a meeting problem. Deferred decisions usually create hidden cost because the team either slows down, works around the gap, or starts building on assumptions that were never really approved.

So I try to make the...

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