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IntermediateBEHAVIORAL
Tell me about a time you managed conflicting priorities between product stakeholders (PMs, designers, QA) and engineering—how did you negotiate scope, communicate trade-offs, and ensure timely delivery?
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On a payments dashboard project for a 6-person squad, PMs wanted a polished analytics view, designers pushed for pixel-perfect visuals, QA required full e2e coverage, and engineering warned about a tight 8-week deadline. I convened a two-hour alignment session, mapped features to user value, and suggested a 40% scope reduction for the first release: core charts, basic filters, and a toggle for advanced visuals. I promised incremental deliveries every sprint and implemented feature flags so we could ship safely. I communicated trade-offs in two weekly summaries and demoed a minimal UX that satisfied compliance and primary user needs. We shipped in 3 sprints, hit the deadline, and saw a 12% lift in dashboard engagement in the first month.

Keywords

Run a cross-functional alignment session to prioritize by user valueNegotiate an MVP scope and use feature flags for deferred workKeep transparent, regular communication and demos to build trust
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