"My approach to dealing with difficult stakeholders has always been:
Engage - Directly engage with the stakeholder, meet or chat
Listen - Listen to what they have to say, patiently.
Understand - Understand their POV, even if it is impossible at some times
Ask - Ask clarifying questions. Why? When? What?
Engage again - Keep them in the loop until there is closure
For example, we were in the final stages of a very important, strategic project for our organization. I was leading th"
Jane D. - "My approach to dealing with difficult stakeholders has always been:
Engage - Directly engage with the stakeholder, meet or chat
Listen - Listen to what they have to say, patiently.
Understand - Understand their POV, even if it is impossible at some times
Ask - Ask clarifying questions. Why? When? What?
Engage again - Keep them in the loop until there is closure
For example, we were in the final stages of a very important, strategic project for our organization. I was leading th"See full answer
"Clarifying questions
Do we mean the Google Play store or Apple App store or some other app store? : Google Play Store
Do we mean to calculate the number of apps as in 2024? : yes
Are we looking at any particular data slices like in a particular country/ for a particular geography etc.? : No, I want the overall global number
And we mean to calculate total number of apps that are registered on Play Store and can be searched and accessed by a user, am i right? : Yes
Okay, here's how"
Kartikeya N. - "Clarifying questions
Do we mean the Google Play store or Apple App store or some other app store? : Google Play Store
Do we mean to calculate the number of apps as in 2024? : yes
Are we looking at any particular data slices like in a particular country/ for a particular geography etc.? : No, I want the overall global number
And we mean to calculate total number of apps that are registered on Play Store and can be searched and accessed by a user, am i right? : Yes
Okay, here's how"See full answer
"As always, I'd start this discussion by asking a couple clarifying questions. In particular, I'd like to learn more from the interviewer about what "not pulling as hard" looks like. Does it mean:
lower code output relative to the rest of the team
lower velocity per sprint in terms of story points
less participation in code reviews
minimal participation in meetings and ceremonies
Or perhaps it's a combination of these. As others have pointed out, I'd also want to confirm that I am not ma"
Seth W. - "As always, I'd start this discussion by asking a couple clarifying questions. In particular, I'd like to learn more from the interviewer about what "not pulling as hard" looks like. Does it mean:
lower code output relative to the rest of the team
lower velocity per sprint in terms of story points
less participation in code reviews
minimal participation in meetings and ceremonies
Or perhaps it's a combination of these. As others have pointed out, I'd also want to confirm that I am not ma"See full answer
Business Analyst
Behavioral
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