Tell me about a time you had to win over a group that didn’t report to you with your vision.
- Eva Richardson
I will respond to this in STAR methodology:
Situation- I had an assignment to consolidate 3-4 sets of video players used by different groups in the company and create a unified platform. Each of the older video players was closely stitched to applications managed by those team who had considerable resistance in making changes
Tasks- Work with these various development organizations to create a blue print for a unified video playback platform that aligns with the business objectives of launching a streaming services product
Action-
1) Conducted sesions with all groups to understand their perspectives and reasons for their resistance for a unified platform
2) Discussed alternative approaches and tradeoffs
3) Prioritized requirements based on implementation complexity, cost and available timelines
4) Discussed funding, resources requirements and timelines
Results
1) Mutually agreed upon blueprint for pipeline upgradation
2) Prioritized set of requirements
3) Timelines and success criteria
4) Committment towards resource allocations and governance

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