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Push Back on Unreliable Data Request

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Problem

Scenario

A product manager asks you for a metric or dataset to support a decision, but the underlying data is missing, delayed, or not trustworthy enough to use confidently. You need to respond without blocking the business unnecessarily while also protecting the team from making a bad call based on weak data.

Question

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, what trade-offs did you propose, and how did you help the team move forward?