Your question is Delayed Critical Software Release. Take a moment with it on the right.
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You are leading a critical software release that is now at risk because the team has uncovered significant technical debt and does not have enough available engineering capacity to address everything on the original timeline. Leadership still wants the release as soon as possible, but shipping without a plan could create reliability issues and further delays.
How would you handle a situation where a critical software release is delayed due to technical debt or resource constraints?