Sample Answer
On my second project, we were halfway through rolling out a new internal dashboard for about 200 sales reps when leadership changed the priority. Instead of a full feature set, they suddenly needed a slimmed‑down MVP in six weeks to support a new product launch. Our original plan was a 4‑month build with three major releases, so this was a big shift. I pulled the team of 6 into a quick working session and we re‑prioritized the backlog around three measurable outcomes: faster quote creation, cleaner data entry, and basic reporting. I then met with the key stakeholders and walked them through a simple trade‑off matrix: what we’d ship, what we’d delay, and the impact on their teams. We moved to weekly 30‑minute check‑ins with a live demo instead of long status decks. The MVP went live in 5 weeks, cut quote creation time by about 35%, and we layered in the remaining features over the next two sprints without slipping the overall timeline.
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