A product manager asks you for a metric or dataset to support a decision, but you discover the data is missing, delayed, or not reliable enough to use confidently. You need to respond in a way that protects decision quality without damaging the working relationship.
Describe a situation where you had to push back on a product manager's request because the data wasn't available or reliable. How did you communicate the issue, handle the stakeholder dynamics, and move the work forward?
A product manager asks you for a metric or dataset to support a decision, but you discover the data is missing, delayed, or not reliable enough to use confidently. You need to respond in a way that protects decision quality without damaging the working relationship.
Describe a situation where you had to push back on a product manager's request because the data wasn't available or reliable. How did you communicate the issue, handle the stakeholder dynamics, and move the work forward?
