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Manage Expectations During Delayed Launch

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You are leading a product initiative that is important to multiple teams, and partway through execution you realize the original plan is no longer realistic. Some stakeholders still expect the original timeline, while others want you to cut scope to preserve the date. You need to reset expectations without losing trust or creating confusion.

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Tell me about a time you had to manage stakeholder expectations. How did you communicate the trade-offs, align people around a path forward, and keep execution moving?