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Push Back on Product Requests

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Criteo
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Welcome to your interview for the Engineering Manager role at Criteo.

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Push Back on a Request

You are the engineering manager for a B2B SaaS release, and product or business stakeholders want to add work that may conflict with the committed plan. The request could help a customer or revenue goal, but it may also increase delivery risk or force a scope change.

Question

How do you decide when to push back on a product or business request?