Your question is De-risk a Critical Launch Dependency. Take a moment with it on the right.
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You are the Engineering Manager owning a launch that is blocked by a dependency in another engineering team. The launch is already committed to customers and leadership, but the external team is slipping because they are also handling a production issue. You need to decide how to protect the launch, align stakeholders, and manage the trade-offs.
What would you do if a critical launch was at risk because of an engineering dependency outside your team?