Stakeholder Management and Conflict Resolution Questions

Covers frameworks and tactics for identifying and managing stakeholders, diagnosing sources of disagreement, and resolving interpersonal and interteam conflict. Candidates should demonstrate stakeholder mapping, empathy and active listening, techniques to find common ground, structured negotiation of trade offs, clear articulation of decision rights, use of data to mediate disputes, escalation criteria, and ways to preserve long term relationships and team morale. Includes coordinating alignment across multiple engineering teams, balancing competing priorities, and driving consensus on technical decisions while managing expectations and timelines.